Michael Hill
The Associated Press
Albany, NY, United States
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Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
ARGYLE, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting in storage at his upstate New York farm. → Read More
New York City sticks with migrant hotel plan despite pushback from suburbs
New York City officials plan to send a some asylum-seekers to a suburban hotel despite fierce resistance from local leaders and a judge’s order tempor... → Read More
NYC to send asylum-seekers upstate to deal with influx
New York City’s mayor announced plans Friday to send hundreds of asylum-seekers to two hotels north of the city for up to four months as it tries to c... → 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
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