Longtime Saddle Rock mayor Dan Levy was disqualified from the ballot after petition and election-day poll-book questions; state officials are now reviewing the matter.

Crown Princess Mette‑Marit told NRK she was "manipulated and deceived" by Jeffrey Epstein in her first TV interview since the documents surfaced. The sit‑down comes as her son’s trial closed and patronages are being reconsidered.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani spent the week visiting mosques, joining suhoor with workers and hosting iftars — but a Gracie Mansion dinner with activist Mahmoud Khalil ignited national backlash.

A newly revealed litigation-funding tie has put the nationwide class action over elite colleges' financial aid at risk, imperiling hundreds of millions in settlements and payouts to more than 200,000 students.

A new Assembly bill would require companies to disclose contracts with ICE and could bar vendors from state or city procurement if they hide those ties.

Northampton's town board approved a one‑year moratorium on new battery storage systems, pausing permitting while officials study safety and wetlands concerns.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly restarted fines for not separating food scraps; DSNY has issued hundreds of summonses as enforcement resumes amid low participation.

Taylor Brown, a civil‑rights attorney, was named director of New York City's new Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, the highest‑ranking openly trans official in city government.

A White House executive order reported Thursday aims to reserve the Army‑Navy game's December TV window, directing the FCC and Commerce to coordinate with the CFP and NCAA.

Starting March 21, a new New York law requires most in-person stores to accept cash and forbids extra charges for paying with bills.

Richard Lee has left the City Council to join Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Department of Finance, removing Speaker Julie Menin’s top budget strategist amid tense budget talks. The change raises questions about how revenue assumptions will be handled this spring.

The Supreme Court unanimously allowed Gabriel Olivier to challenge a Brandon protest ordinance, clearing a path for him to ask a federal court to block future enforcement.

U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn have opened separate inquiries into President Gustavo Petro, exploring alleged ties to traffickers as Colombia heads to the May 2026 vote. The probes are described as early but politically consequential.