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Public defenders in the Bronx filed a lawsuit Tuesday against lawmakers in New York. They charge that courts are chronically understaffed, jeopardizing the right to a speedy trial for many defendants.

A federal judge in New York is set to hear allegations Wednesday that the Trump administration concealed the real reason it wants to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Amazon may have violated federal health and safety standards as well as New York's whistleblower law, the New York attorney general's office wrote to Amazon in a letter obtained by NPR.

The Paris attacks have ignited a debate over whether Syrian refugees should be allowed into the U.S. Refugees are vetted by various agencies, but several state officials have cited security concerns.

Anderson is best-known for playing magic-loving, eccentric Judge Harry T. Stone on the sitcom Night Court. He was found dead Monday. No foul play is suspected.

The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report. The pilot and a passenger were killed.

With a Ted Cruz or Donald Trump GOP nomination looking possible and Bernie Sanders gaining on the Democratic side, the former New York City mayor and billionaire is seriously eyeing a White house run.

Physicians at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center say they hope treating ER patients with alternatives to opioid painkillers will serve as a model for cutting down on opioid abuse nationwide.

The stretch SUV that crashed in Schoharie had recently failed inspection, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Such modified vehicles often fall through the cracks of regulatory agencies.

A coalition of Republican officials in New York state say Rep. George Santos should resign over the "overwhelming" lies he told voters. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Santos will remain in office.