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What’s next for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO?

NEW YORK — The man accused of gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now jailed in New York, awaiting arraignment Monday on a state murder indictment after he was returned to the city in dramatic fashion to face charges in multiple courts. Shackled and wearing ...

Dairy farmer wants to represent NY-21 in Congress

A St. Lawrence County dairy farmer is throwing his hat in the ring for Congress in the anticipated special election for New York’s 21st Congressional District next year. Blake Gendebien, the owner of Twin Mill Farms in Lisbon, announced last week on social media that he intends to seek the ...

Cuomo moves to sue former aide who accused him of sexual harassment

ALBANY (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday filed a legal notice that he intends to sue a woman who accused him of sexual harassment. The filing accuses former aide Charlotte Bennett of defaming Cuomo in a Dec. 9 statement that said the former governor sexually harassed ...

Man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in backyard

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year. The mastodon jaw and some other bone fragments were found in late September in a backyard near ...