NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement Monday announcing his pick. Nikki Haley, who challenged Trump for the ...

CHILI, N.Y. (AP) — A bus with more than two dozen passengers aboard rolled over on a highway in upstate New York on Thursday morning, critically injuring one person and sending others to hospitals, police said. All 28 people aboard were sent to hospitals, some with minor injuries, after ...

ALBANY — New York voters have approved an amendment to the state’s constitution barring discrimination based on things including “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes,” changes supporters say will further protect transgender and abortion rights. Supporters and opponents ...

ALBANY — State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar and the New York Water Environment Association recently announced the annual “Create a Watershed Superhero” poster contest for middle school students. The 2025 Create a Watershed Superhero poster ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council last month officially became law over the weekend after Mayor Eric Adams ...

A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state judge, providing a win to Republicans who claimed it was a partisan effort by Democrats to gain an electoral edge. Sponsors of the bill ...