Ex-aide to New York governors charged with being agent of Chinese government
Linda Sun, Kathy Hochul’s former deputy chief of staff, arrested for ‘furthering’ Chinese interests, attorney says
July 2024
US politics live
Biden wins crucial support of Democratic governors to continue campaign: ‘We’re going to have his back’ – as it happened
Governors come out in support of president, with New York’s Kathy Hochul saying he is ‘in it to win it’
June 2024
New York signs parental control of ‘addictive’ social media feeds into law
New York passes laws protecting kids from addictive social media content
‘Slap in the face’: outrage after New York governor halts congestion pricing
Minnesota Democrat Dean Phillips calls on New York governor to pardon Trump
May 2024
New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools
New York governor said Black kids in the Bronx do not know the word ‘computer’
February 2024
New York governor seeks to quell business owners’ fears after Trump ruling
Kathy Hochul says law-abiding businesspeople have ‘nothing to worry about’ after question on state’s commercial climate
January 2024
New York to expand definition of rape after E Jean Carroll’s case against Trump
Steelers-Bills playoff game postponed to Monday due to impending winter storm
December 2023
Belmont Stakes to be held at Saratoga as track undergoes $455m renovation
The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, shifting to upstate New York because of the $455m renovation of Belmont Park
October 2023
‘This is her opportunity’: governor Kathy Hochul could forever unmask New York’s financial criminals
A first-in-the-nation transparency act on Hochul’s desk would name those involved in financial crimes and potential money laundering
June 2023
New York governor says Belmont Stakes will only happen if air quality improves
New York’s governor warned that the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, could be affected if air conditions don’t improve by Saturday
December 2022
Extreme winter snow storm in US leaves buildings covered in icicles – video
A powerful winter storm knocks out power to millions across the US, hitting the state of New York the hardest
November 2022
What a relief I’ve been denied my favourite election day hobby – hating fellow Americans
Emma Brockes
When things going less badly than planned is a small win, the lack of a revival of Trump-backed candidates is cheering , says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
October 2022
The Bills are getting a $1.4bn stadium, but taxpayers will pick up the tab
The Bills are becoming a case study in how property deals get struck between power brokers and politicians, laying bare the question of what, if anything, a team owes its community
July 2022
More than 1,000 monkeypox cases confirmed in New York City
City continues to be a hotspot for the virus, accounting for about a quarter of all of the confirmed cases in the US
April 2022
New York court rejects congressional maps, seen as favoring Democrats
Legal fight over process could be a factor in the battle between Democrats and Republicans for control of the House
August 2021
Kathy Hochul sworn in as first female governor of New York state
Former lieutenant governor Hochul, 62, who replaces Andrew Cuomo, says she ‘wants people to believe in our government again’
