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Albany, NY, United States

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Past articles by Michael:

Operator in limo crash that killed 20 goes on trial in NY

The operator of a limousine service involved in a crash that killed 20 people in central New York is going on trial → Read More

Operator in limo crash that killed 20 goes on trial in NY

The operator of a limousine service involved in a crash that killed 20 people in central New York is going on trial → Read More

NY judges will get more power in setting bail, governor says

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Judges in New York will have more discretion to jail people awaiting trial for alleged crimes, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursda... → Read More

Wave of sex abuse lawsuits seen as NY opens door for victims

Sexual assault victims in New York are getting a one-time opportunity to sue their abusers under a new law expected to bring a wave of litigation against prison guards, middle managers, doctors and prominent figures including former President Donald Trump. Starting Thursday, New York will waive the normal deadlines for lawsuits over sex crimes for one year. That will enable survivors to seek… → Read More

'Zombie Debt': Homeowners face foreclosure on old mortgages

Rose Prophete thought the second mortgage loan on her Brooklyn home was resolved about a decade ago — until she received paperwork claiming she owed more... → Read More

Republican Williams elected to Congress in central New York

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Brandon Williams has been elected to Congress in a district in central New York, becoming the 11th Republican ... → Read More

University returning 1,500 artifacts to Oneida Indian Nation

Colgate University is returning to the Oneida Indian Nation more than 1,500 items once buried with ancestral remains — a collection of culturally significant items that includes pendants, pots, bells and turtle shell rattles, some dating back 400 years. → Read More

University returning 1,500 artifacts to Oneida Indian Nation

Colgate University is returning to the Oneida Indian Nation more than 1,500 items buried with ancestral remains. → Read More

John Lennon's killer says there was 'evil in my heart'

The man who gunned down John Lennon told a parole board that he knew it was wrong to kill the musician, but that he was seeking fame. → Read More

Inventor Thomas Edison used to bite pianos, but why?

essing his teeth into the wood of phonographs and pianos helped Edison experience the vibrations in his skull. → Read More

Did Thomas Edison bite this piano? Great inventor may have left his mark

Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right → Read More

Did Thomas Edison bite this piano? Seller says yes.

The hard-of-hearing inventor had a unique way of experiencing music. → Read More

Tunes with teeth: Edison might have left his mark on piano

Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. → Read More

Federal judge blocks key parts of New York's new gun law

New York’s new gun law restricts where people can carry weapons and requires permit applicants to hand over social media information. → Read More

Federal judge halts key parts of New York's new gun law

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's latest attempt to restrict who can carry a handgun in public and where firearms can be brought was picked apart Thursday by a federal judge, who ruled that multiple provisions in a state law passed this year are unconstitutional. → Read More

Federal judge halts key parts of New York's new gun law

New York's attorney general says her office will appeal a federal judge's ruling that halted key provisions of the state's new rules on guns. The judge ordered a temporary hold earlier Thursday over restrictions on where people can carry weapons and a requirement for permit applicants to hand over social media information. The rules were part of a sweeping gun law that went into effect Sept. 1… → Read More

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

New York is stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus that causes the life-threatening disease was detected in the wastewater of yet another county. → Read More

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says the state is stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. → Read More

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says the state is stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade was identified in July in Rockland County, which is north of the city. The… → Read More

NYC's Time Square begins enforcement of gun free zone

The law has led to confusion and court challenges from gun owners who say it improperly limits their constitutional rights. → Read More