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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...

A man walks past a theatre that has been repurposed as a taxi service in Ellenville, N.Y., Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Less than 100 miles north of New York City, Ulster County is popular destination for weekenders headed to Woodstock or the Catskill Mountains. Though pretty, there are pockets of poverty. The county is working with the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania on a pilot program funded by private donations. One hundred households making less than $46,900 a year in May began receiving a $500 payment each month for a year. Recipients of the money can spend it as they wish, but will be asked to participate in periodic surveys about their physical health, mental health and employment status. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
'It lessens my bills': $500 payments tested in upstate NY

By Michael Hill Jun. 20, 2021 08:19 AM EDT

Last debate for NYC mayoral candidates; early voting ongoing

Jun. 16, 2021 08:36 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The candidates running in the Democratic primary to be New York City's next mayor made their pitches to voters in the final televised debate on...

Community members and police attend a vigil beside a makeshift memorial at the scene where 10-year old Justin Wallace was shot and killed the previous Saturday night in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The Democratic primary race for New York City mayor is nearing the finish line with a surge in shootings pushing public safety to the top of some voters' concerns. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches

By Karen Matthews And Michael R. Sisak Jun. 11, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

With primary looming, mayoral candidates face off in debate

Jun. 02, 2021 08:54 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight Democratic candidates running to be New York City's next mayor sparred in a debate Wednesday night, each trying to position themselves as...

FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo, lobbyist Jean Kim speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York. Kim has accused mayoral candidate Scott Stringer of unwanted groping when she was working on his unsuccessful campaign for public advocate in 2001. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
NYC mayoral race heats up with 6 weeks to go before primary

By Karen Matthews May. 13, 2021 01:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 11, 2021 file photo, Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang holds a news conference in the Dumbo neighborhood of New York. Yang has resumed campaigning a day after going to the hospital for a kidney stone. Yang’s campaign said Saturday, April 3, that he planned to visit an Easter egg hunt at the Queens County Farm and meet with campaign volunteers at Open Streets locations in Brooklyn. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NYC mayor candidate Yang back campaigning after kidney stone

Apr. 03, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

FILE — In this March 18, 2021 file photo, Andrew Yang, a New York City Democratic mayoral candidate, speaks during a news conference at the National Action Network, in New York. Yang is in the hospital Friday, April 2, with an apparent kidney stone. Yang's campaign said he went to the emergency room after experiencing abdominal pain Friday morning.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NYC mayor hopeful Yang in hospital for apparent kidney stone

Apr. 02, 2021 09:26 AM EDT

Community activists Calvin, right, and Cameron Hunt show support for the Asian communoty outside the building where an Asian American woman was assaulted, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in New York. The New York City Police Department says an Asian American woman was attacked by a man Monday afternoon who repeatedly kicked her in front of witnesses who seemingly stood by. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Video shows vicious attack of Asian American woman in NYC

By Michael R. Sisak And Karen Matthews Mar. 30, 2021 03:36 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after meeting with leaders from Georgia's Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Emory University in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Asian Americans seek greater political power after shootings

By Will Weissert And Padmananda Rama Mar. 23, 2021 01:42 PM EDT

A police officer watches as a body is taken from the Gold Spa massage parlor after a shooting, late Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left multiple people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
The Latest: Suspect's church: 'Heartbroken for all involved'

Mar. 17, 2021 11:45 AM EDT

New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley shops in a thrift store before getting a tour of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service in New York, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Wiley joins a crowded Democratic primary field that includes longtime elected officials and veterans of the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is barred by the city charter from seeking a third term. The Democratic mayoral primary is scheduled for June 22. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Crowded Democratic primary field vies for NYC mayor's job

By Karen Matthews Feb. 18, 2021 01:03 AM EST

NYC mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang tests positive for COVID-19

Feb. 02, 2021 11:40 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced Tuesday. “After testing negative...

Newly-elected member of Congress Ritchie Torres announces that he is endorsing mayoral candidate Andrew Yang during a press conference in Morningside Park on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
Ex-presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins NYC mayoral race

By Karen Matthews Jan. 14, 2021 11:49 AM EST

Tennessee's only open congressional race set to make history

By Kimberlee Kruesi Oct. 29, 2020 01:28 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In northeastern Tennessee, two women have emerged as the top candidates vying for the state's only open congressional district in hopes...

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter speaks in St. Paul, Minn. A pilot program proposed by Carter to guarantee $500 in monthly income to 150 low-income families affected by COVID-19 has hit a snag. The St. Paul City Council delayed a vote until at least next week after U.S. Rep. McCollum, a Democrat who represents the capital city, warned in a letter Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, that the proposal requires "careful design, implementation and oversight." (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP File)
St. Paul guaranteed $500 monthly income proposal hits a snag

By Steve Karnowski Sep. 10, 2020 03:53 PM EDT

In this image from video, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
The Latest: Biden vows to unite an America mired in crises

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 04:12 PM EDT

Reporters sit and listen as Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WHAT TO WATCH: Joe Biden's big moment at the DNC

By Michelle L. Price Aug. 20, 2020 12:32 AM EDT

In this image from video, Philonise Floyd, right, and Rodney Floyd speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
The Latest: Mrs. Obama: Vote like your lives depend on it

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 11:45 AM EDT