World & Nation
A once-powerful New York politician convicted of using his position as state Senate majority leader to pressure companies to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars for his son was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison, the latest in a spate of corruption cases that have roiled the state capital, Albany.
May 12, 2016
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday, capping a steep fall from grace for a consummate backroom dealer who wielded power for over two decades.
May 3, 2016
Opinion
How to think about people who behave illegally not for themselves but for their children.
Oct. 21, 2021
Politics
Gay marriage fight shows N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is no rookie
June 25, 2011
Draped in a New York state flag, the casket containing the body of former three-term Gov.
Jan. 6, 2015
Jurors convicted a former top aide to New York Gov.
March 13, 2018
New York lawmakers approve new gun bill -- first since Newtown
Jan. 15, 2013
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once considered one of the state’s most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday of charges that he traded favors in exchange for $5 million and then lied about it.
Nov. 30, 2015
Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison Thursday and is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home.
May 20, 2020
President Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 16, 2020