By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crashed in an accident that killed the pilot and a trooper on board, after they responded to a gunbattle between police and a suspect who fired on officers from ...

Though Gov. Ned Lamont's proposed $200-per-person election-year rebate will dominate the political conversation, most of the $28.7 billion budget he released Wednesday will simply maintain a course he and legislators have already charted. The governor's blueprint for the fiscal year that ...

NORTH CREEK, N.Y. (AP) — Nearly 70 people were rescued from gondola cabins at an upstate New York ski area after a mechanical problem forced a shutdown of the lift system, leaving skiers stranded for hours up to 70 feet (21 meters) in the air, authorities said. Staff at Gore Mountain in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between the two states, seeking a quick ruling because construction that has been underway could be forced to shut down as ...

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of ...

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A deal was reached between lawyers for victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the Justice Department to protect the identities of nearly 100 women whose lives were allegedly harmed after the government began releasing ...

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, DAVID A. LIEB and MORGAN LEE Associated Press Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities. Some warehouse owners have decided not to sell to Immigration and ...

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Speedskater Erin Jackson already has made history, as the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Bobsledder Frank Del Duca is a sergeant in the Army, hailing from a family with deep Italian roots. They might be the perfect ...

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's attorney general announced plans Tuesday to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. The initiative will send observers, who will wear purple safety vests, to areas of reported immigration enforcement activity to ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Carlos Beltrán will have a New York Mets cap on his Hall of Fame plaque, Andruw Jones will have an Atlanta Braves hat and Jeff Kent will have a San Francisco Giants logo. The hall announced its decisions Tuesday, two weeks after Beltrán and Jones were elected by ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect other officers from being injured. Testifying Monday at his manslaughter trial, Erik Duran said ...

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly in the past three years than other consumers, according to new data released Tuesday, evidence of worsening inequality that may ...

By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press Multiple AI-generated photos falsely claiming to show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child and his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair, with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, along with other high-profile public ...

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The New York Giants are hiring Matt Nagy to be their offensive coordinator, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the move had not been announced. Nagy spent ...

MILAN (AP) — Six cities across the United States have been named as hosts of soccer games at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Group stage games will go to New York City; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; plus San Diego and San Jose in California, organizers of the next ...

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Must love dogs. Really, really love dogs. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show spotlights the bond between people and dogs. But reaching the United States' premier canine event also can be about another kind of love. "For me, it would be ...

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Not so fast on an 18-game NFL season. A week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it seem inevitable, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said expanding the regular season to 18 games is "not a given." "We have not had any formal ...

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Monday night. Clay Stevenson won his second straight game in goal for the Capitals, ...

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading the probe said an agreement had ...