KATHY HOCHUL

A gunman opened fire on a bus and vehicles by a parking lot near the entrance to the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, according to Israeli police.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told members of the press that author Salman Rushdie is alive and receiving care at a local hospital after having been attacked on stage at an event in Western New York on Friday morning.

Each county's plan must include input from law enforcement, mental health and school professionals.

The wealthy New York enclave of the Hamptons is seeing over a dozen political fundraisers this month as the November midterms approach.

Packing a lot of Democrats into a small area makes it easier to dismiss Democratic votes as less important.

Some states have moved ahead with plans of their own to boost child care subsidies after a national effort by Democrats in Washington stalled.

New York state health department called monkeypox an “imminent threat to public health.”

Officials in New York City have declared a public health emergency due to the monkeypox outbreak.

Shark sightings have become more common along Long Island’s shores this summer.

California is punching back against two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.

A man has been charged with attempted assault after brandishing a sharp object and attacking U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as the Republican candidate for New York governor delivered a speech in western New York.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was assaulted by a man who apparently tried to stab him at an upstate event.

Zeldin said he was not seriously injured in the attack.

Rep. Lee Zeldin, a New York Republican, is campaigning to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who replaced Gov. Andrew Cuomo after he resigned in disgrace.

An outside auditor will review the New York state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new law is the first of its kind in the nation, but local officials question whether it's even constitutional.

A new law will also require applicants to undergo safety training, provide four character references and sit for in-person interviews.

New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits by requiring people seeking to carry concealed handguns to hand over lists of their social media accounts for a review of their “character and conduct.”.

As President Joe Biden runs up against the limits of what he can do on abortion, gun control and other issues, some in his party want more fire and boldness than his acknowledgement of their frustration and calls imploring people to vote in November.

Legislation signed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul requires applicants to provide a list of social media accounts that they’ve maintained over the last three years, so officials can verify their “character and conduct.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the measure into law after it passed both chambers by wide margins.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the measure into law after it passed both chambers by wide margins.

New York’s legislature has approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits after the Supreme Court said people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection.

State officials said Greenidge Generation's mine is a threat to New York's climate goals. A Greenidge spokesperson says, "It simply would not."

New York lawmakers began a special legislative session seeking to limit the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the state’s century-old handgun licensing law.

New York leaders plan to ban people from carrying firearms into many places of business unless the owners put up a sign saying guns are welcome.

New York will ban people from carrying firearms into many places of business unless the owners put up a sign explicitly saying guns are welcome, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. The Democrat said she and legislative leaders have agreed on the broad strokes of a gun control bill that is poised to pass as soon as Thursday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's handgun licensing law. Previously, it was hard to get an unrestricted handgun license unless you worked in law enforcement or security.

Andrew Cuomo’s successor, once seen as a placeholder, is poised to run New York’s state government for the next half decade.

Democrats hoped the Roe decision would give them an advantage in several swing states, including Colorado.

A rare Republican who supports abortion rights found success in Colorado in the first primary elections held since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

New York governor's race and two incumbent vs. incumbent contests are among some key primaries on Tuesday.

Kathy Hochul has won the Democratic nomination for New York governor, setting her on an expected path to win the governor’s office in November.

Colorado Republicans have rejected two prominent election deniers in primaries Tuesday night.

The primaries will offer new insight about the state of the Republican Party, with most of the focus on Trump and his baseless conspiracy theories.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a full term after succeeding Andrew Cuomo who resigned last year. If elected in November, she would be the first woman chosen by voters as New York's governor.

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is not the guy most politicians would summon to hold a news conference for them, not after his false assertions of election fraud.

When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s tight restrictions on who can carry a handgun, condemnation erupted from liberal leaders and activists.

The court said restrictions set out in New York's concealed weapon measure were unconstitutional, a decision that may also invalidate other states' laws.

New York’s Democratic leaders aim to preserve as many restrictions as possible on carrying a handgun in public after a U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday struck down key portions of the state’s gun-licensing law.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.

New York’s governor has signed a law intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people’s voting rights because of their race.

New York's new law bans the sale of "bullet-resistant soft body armor" but not vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates.

New York's new law bans the sale of "bullet-resistant soft body armor" but not vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates.

Vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren't explicitly covered by the New York state legislation.

A new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians in New York doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket.

New York’s new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, a gap that could limit its effectiveness in deterring future military-style assaults. During the May 14 attack, Payton Gendron wore a steel-plated vest, an armor strong enough to stop a handgun round fired by a store security guard who tried to halt Gendron's rampage. A law hastily enacted by state lawmakers after the attack restricts sales of vests defined as “bullet-resistant soft body armor.”

The gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes that could potentially carry a death penalty.

A New York judge says the state attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt.”.

The laws raise the age to purchase semiautomatic weapons, ban body armor sales to some, close various loopholes and strengthen red flag laws.

The quick action in New York further illustrated the sharp divide between Republican and Democratic leaders on how to respond to gun violence.

"Thoughts and prayers won't fix this, but taking strong action will," Hochul said.

"Time off task" tool can ding workers who are inactive. Critics blame e-commerce giant's use of quotas for job injuries.

New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Amazon employees and worker advocacy groups have argued that Amazon's focus on speed has led to an increase in workplace injuries.

Lawmakers raised the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic rifle to 21.

Lobbyists for the bill said natural gas-burning power plants being used for cryptomining threaten the state's ability to meet long-term climate goals.

Lobbyists for the bill said natural gas-burning power plants being used for cryptomining threaten the state's ability to meet long-term climate goals.

New York's legislature passed a bill that would ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or owning a semi-automatic rifle.

New York's legislature passed a bill that would ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or owning a semi-automatic rifle.

The New York Legislature has approved a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels.

The bill would also require anyone buying such a rifle to get a license.

The bill raising the age limit is part of legislation that will restrict civilian purchases of bullet-resistant armor, and require new guns to be equipped with microstamping technology.

New York’s legislature has voted to ban banning anyone under age 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle.

The gunmen in two of the nation’s most recent mass shootings legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in their massacres after they turned 18.

The new policy was rolled out just days before the start of Pride Month and is part of New York's Gender Recognition Act, which will go into effect on June 24.

The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks.

The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks.

Businesses that would typically see customers coming from work nearby are seeing a decrease in revenue.

Businesses that would typically see customers coming from work nearby are seeing a decrease in revenue.

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his Brooklyn home.

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws.

Relatives of the 10 Black people massacred in a Buffalo supermarket are pleading with the nation to confront and stop racist violence.

The investigation targets online platforms including video-streaming site Twitch, messaging platform Discord and the anonymous message board 4chan.

Shortly before police say he opened fire, the white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket allowed a small group of people to see his long-simmering plans for the attack, which he had been chronicling for months in a private, online diary.

New York's governor says state police must now file for extreme risk protection orders under the state's red flag law when they have probable cause.

The demented ideology that killed innocent people in Buffalo flows from many sources. One of them is Fox News.

A warning about possible violence last year involving the 18-year-old now being held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting is turning attention to New York's “red flag” law.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have traveled to Buffalo, New York, to show solidarity with the community after a white supremacist targeted Black people at a supermarket and left 10 people dead.

President Joe Biden mourned with Buffalo’s grieving families on Tuesday, then exhorted the nation to reject what he angrily labeled the poison of white supremacy.

There is a push to crack down on racism and hate speech on social media following the mass shooting in Buffalo where investigators say the gunman was targeting Black Americans at a grocery store.

A court-appointed expert released a draft of new congressional maps for New York that are more favorable to Republicans than the original gerrymandered political maps drawn by Democrats.

Ten people were killed in Saturday's attack - described by Buffalo's police chief as a racist hate crime.

Social platforms have learned to remove violent videos of extremist shootings more quickly over the past few years.

New York’s governor and Buffalo's mayor, meanwhile, are appealing for forceful action from Washington after the latest mass shooting.

President Joe Biden and the first lady plan to travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to grieve with the community as it mourns those killed or wounded in Saturday's supermarket shooting.

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown join Margaret Brennan.

"This individual is not going to see the light of day again," Hochul said of the suspected gunman in Saturday's attack.

The following is a transcript of an interview with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that aired Sunday, May 15, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Federal agents interviewed the parents of the teenager accused of shooting and killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket and served multiple search warrants.

The 18-year-old gunman who authorities say killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had previously threatened a shooting at his high school and was sent for mental health treatment.

Officials say the suspect, an 18-year-old white man from Conklin, N.Y., wore body armor and livestreamed the massacre.

Multiple people were hit by gunfire, Buffalo police said.

Authorities say a white, 18-year-old gunman in military gear who was livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in New York state, killing 10 people and wounding three others.

New York Congressman Tom Reed is resigning, leaving office more than seven months before the end of his term.

President Joe Biden is blasting what he calls a “radical” leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v.

The bombshell leak of a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v.

New York’s highest court has rejected new congressional maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats.

A New York couple who endured the war on drugs is eager to open a recreational marijuana dispensary.

With the cryptocurrency industry under increasing pressure to rein in the environmental impact of the massive amounts of electricity it uses to power computers verifying transactions, some companies mining bitcoin are looking to switch to renewable energy.