The governor says the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown required her to act.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes another $535 million to keep National Guard in state prisons amid staffing shortage.
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New York State Police will be able to take up to 20 days off for trauma after a deadly-violence incident. Passed by the legislature, it's codified in Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal.
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The release of the 2026 Native American $1 coin by The United States Mint is in recognition of the heroism of Polly Cooper during the Revolutionary War.
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For the first time under head coach Adrian Autry, Syracuse men's basketball has dropped four straight, after falling to NC State 88-68. Sydney Chan breaks down SU's skid, Quadir Copeland's big night vs. his former team, and Autry's frustration postgame.
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In many upstate cities like Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 40%.
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The storm buried CNY in snow, but was deadly down south, coating entire states with ice and cutting power to as many as a million people.
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Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it.
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Demonstrators in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities participated in protests as part of a "national shutdown" to end immigration enforcement operations.
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A federal judge dropped two of the charges against Luigi Mangione — the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — making his case no longer eligible for the death penalty.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Paul Schnell, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, over his agency's dispute of Homeland Security claims around arrest numbers.
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Borders between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been closed since October, disrupting trade around the region. It's part of a broader dispute over how to handle increasingly active militant groups.