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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, the state’s No. 2 official after Governor Kathy Hochul, resigned on Tuesday after being charged with bribery and fraud …

NEW YORK – New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday she had accepted Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin’s resignation, hours after Benjamin was arrested on federal bribery charges. (Reporting …

By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its …

By Alessandra Prentice BUCHA, Ukraine – French forensic experts have arrived in Bucha near Kyiv to help Ukraine authorities establish what happened in the town where hundreds of bodies have …

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – A major blizzard slammed North Dakota on Tuesday with snow, high winds and whiteout conditions, and meteorologists said the spring snowstorm could rage into Thursday, …

By Maria Starkova LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine on Tuesday said it arrested the Kremlin’s most prominent ally in the country as Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his strongest signal yet …

WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined a request by federal prosecutors to detain two men who are accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents, saying the government had …

New Jersey Kids Could Be Taught Puberty Blockers Are Acceptable, Frequent Masturbation Is ‘Healthy’ Kendall Tietz on April 12, 2022 Sample lesson plans for New Jersey public schools include videos …

By Nate Raymond BOSTON -A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels would open the …

By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK – Children as young as 8 years old should be screened for anxiety and those ages 12 and over for depression, according to new recommendations …

(Reuters) – A gunman wearing a gas mask set off a smoke bomb and opened fire in a New York subway car on Tuesday, injuring 16 people and throwing the …

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON -The Pentagon will host leaders from the top eight U.S. weapons manufacturers on Wednesday to discuss the industry’s capacity to meet Ukraine’s weapons needs if the …

WASHINGTON -The United States is not in position to confirm reports of the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine but was working to determine what actually happened, U.S. Secretary of …

(Reuters) – South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach the state’s attorney general who struck and killed a pedestrian as he drove home from a Republican party event in …

By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – The BA.2 Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus is now responsible for 86% of U.S. COVID-19 cases and more than 90% of infections in the Northeast, …

SWEETGRASS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event to be held by CBP …

LOUISVILLE, Ky—Cheap, gaudy, and worthless is how you can characterize the more than 3,200 counterfeit designer watches U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville have seized since October …

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a loaded shotgun in a vehicle that was encountered at the Peace Bridge. This …

CHICAGO– As more and more travelers start visiting overseas destinations or passengers from foreign countries visit Chicago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are watchful for travelers arriving with …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents with assistance from local law enforcement agencies disrupt four smuggling attempts, resulting in 43 arrests. On April 11, RGV …

(Reuters) – Tuesday’s New York City subway shooting occurred in Sunset Park, a multicultural Brooklyn neighborhood known for its thriving Asian cafes and shops, Statue of Liberty views and a …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed Tuesday on the latest developments in the New York City subway shooting, the White House said, which came a day after he …

(Reuters) – A shooting at a New York City subway station on Tuesday brought fresh attention to crime in the most populous American city, with 8.8 million people as of …

PARIS -Emmanuel Macron’s offer to soften planned pension reforms is a “manoeuvre” to lure voters ahead of the second round of France’s presidential election, but he would still execute the …