Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for a one-year extension on her New York reparations commission, adding $5 million to the controversial panel studying possible payouts to black New Yorkers.

A coalition of Democratic-leaning states launched legal actions on Tuesday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States. The two separate lawsuits involving 22 states,

A farm in the Long Island area of New York has been forced to euthanize over 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak.

Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.

Tri-State Area residents are looking into their wallets and closets to give what they can to those impacted by wildfires in Southern California.

New York City lacks forest fire-certified personnel, but offered other aid to California, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

After New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her $252 billion budget proposal this week, local state lawmakers appear to be on board with a new ban on cell phones in schools.

A recent moratorium now protects California policyholders from losing home insurance coverage for at least one year if their home is near a site affected by wildfires.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some badly needed rain this weekend, dampening the prospects of another round of deadly wildfires though even a small amount of precipitation could could create new challenges like toxic ash runoff.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -PayPal will pay a $2 million civil fine over cybersecurity failures that led to the exposure of customers' Social Security numbers in late 2022, New York state's Department of Financial Services said on Thursday.

The wildfire disaster in Los Angeles underscores the importance of climate change adaptation. We built our infrastructure for a world that no longer exists.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking