Cyrus Vance Jr.
Voters place their marked ballots in scanners at Frank McCourt High School, in New York, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York's party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators will be on the ballot, along with other municipal offices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Last votes being cast across New York in party primaries

Jun. 22, 2021 03:12 AM EDT

Decision day looms in NY party primaries

Jun. 21, 2021 10:26 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York's party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators...

FILE - In this Monday Feb. 24, 2020 file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., speaks after a verdict in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial in New York. On June 22, 2021, Democrats will be voting in a party primary for Manhattan’s next district attorney. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Trump criminal investigation looms over Manhattan DA race

By Michael R. Sisak May. 23, 2021 09:18 AM EDT

Here is the latest news from The Associated Press at 3:40 p.m. EDT

Apr. 15, 2021 03:49 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on...

New York Police Department Officer Joanna Derkacz keeps an eye on pedestrians passing her on a busy stretch of Main Street in Flushing, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York. Police have stepped up patrols in the largely Asian neighborhood in the wake of Monday's vicious attack on a 65 year-old Asian woman in midtown Manhattan during which no bystanders intervened to help. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested

By Michael R. Sisak Mar. 31, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

FILE - This May 25, 2020 file image, taken from video provided by Christian Cooper, shows Amy Cooper with her dog calling police at Central Park in New York. Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York's Central Park, had her criminal case dismissed Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, after completing a counseling program meant to educate her on the harm of her actions. (Christian Cooper via AP, File)
Case dropped after woman in racist NYC run-in gets therapy

By Michael R. Sisak Feb. 16, 2021 11:54 AM EST

Court won't revive state fraud charges against Manafort

By Michael R. Sisak Oct. 22, 2020 01:55 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — New York judges on Thursday upheld a lower judge's decision to dismiss state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort, who was previously...

FILE - In this May 25, 2020 file photo, made from video provided by Christian Cooper, Amy Cooper talks with Christian Cooper in Central Park in New York. Amy Cooper, charged with filing a false police report for calling 911 during a videotaped dispute with Christian Cooper, a Black man in New York’s Central Park in May, could resolve the case by participating in a program to educate her and the community “on the harm caused by such actions,” a prosecutor said Wednesday, Oct. 14. (Christian Cooper via AP, FIle)
White woman charged in racist NYC run-in made a 2nd 911 call

By Michael R. Sisak Oct. 14, 2020 10:57 AM EDT

Mourners pay respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics has way of finding Supreme Court eager to avoid it

By Mark Sherman Oct. 09, 2020 12:28 AM EDT

Members of the media set up outside the Supreme Court, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Manhattan district attorney can obtain Trump tax returns while not allowing Congress to get Trump tax and financial records, for now, returning the case to lower courts. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A look at the cases behind the Supreme Court rulings

By The Associated Press Jul. 11, 2020 12:17 AM EDT

Members of the media set up outside the Supreme Court, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Manhattan district attorney can obtain Trump tax returns while not allowing Congress to get Trump tax and financial records, for now, returning the case to lower courts. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A look at the cases behind the Supreme Court rulings

By The Associated Press Jul. 10, 2020 10:53 AM EDT

The Supreme Court, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records Thursday

By Mark Sherman Jul. 08, 2020 03:36 PM EDT

AM Prep-Cooler Copy

By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
WHITE WOMAN CHARGED WITH FILING FALSE POLICE REPORT ON BLACK MAN NEW YORK (AP) — A white woman who called the police during a videotaped...

FILE - In this June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort, center, arrives at court in New York. In paperwork made public on Thursday, July 2, 2020, New York prosecutors seeking to revive state mortgage fraud charges against Manafort say their case is distinct from one that sent Trump's former campaign chairman to federal prison and shouldn't have been thrown out on double jeopardy grounds. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NY prosecutors appeal Manafort's double jeopardy dismissal

By Michael R. Sisak Jul. 02, 2020 04:36 PM EDT

Protesters take a knee before continuing their march on the Brooklyn Bridge after attending a memorial service for George Floyd, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Floyd, an African American man, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Protest arrests logjam tests NYC legal system, bail reform

By Tom Hays Jun. 05, 2020 04:16 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2020 03:26 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Elon Musk Isn’t Taking It Anymore Wall...

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about the coronavirus response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up Trump’s bid to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major clash over accountability that could affect the 2020 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump immunity claim

By Mark Sherman May. 12, 2020 05:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about the coronavirus response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney. The justices are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday, May 12. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump asking justices to bar demands for taxes, bank records

By Mark Sherman May. 10, 2020 10:02 AM EDT