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New York asks Biden Administration for $1B in additional rent relief funds

New York is one of just a handful of states that have exhausted the rent relief funding allocated to them by the federal government.

Hochul raises $10 million in fewer than three months

That’s a huge chunk of change, considering former Gov. Andrew Cuomo had $18 million in the bank when he resigned.

HARRISBURG, PA - JANUARY 17: Afternoon sun illuminates the Pennsylvania Capitol Building which is being monitored by members of the National Guard and police on January 17, 2021 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Supporters of President Trump are expected to gather at state capitol buildings throughout the nation today to protest the presidential election results and the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers push for more say on PA's air quality advisory board

“I think nothing is more political than to have a single, unitary executive making all the appointments and they are beholden to him to do whatever he wants."

New York's mass vaccination sites now administering vaccines to 5-to-11 year olds

"I'm directing our state mass vaccination sites to open their doors to the youngest and most recently eligible New Yorkers."

Emergency services outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Counter-terrorism police in Britain are investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another. Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi that pulled up at Liverpool Women’s Hospital shortly before the explosion took place Sunday morning. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

3 detained after car explosion kills 1 outside Liverpool hospital

Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday morning. One person was killed and one person injured.

Students are still struggling to get internet. The infrastructure bill could help

President Biden's infrastructure bill includes $65 billion for improving broadband. That money could make a big difference for rural college students, who are especially disconnected.

Protesters take part in the Women's March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on October 2, 2021. - The abortion rights battle took to the streets across the US, with hundreds of demonstrations planned as part of a new "Women's March" aimed at countering an unprecedented conservative offensive to restrict the termination of pregnancies. (Photo by Sergio FLORES / AFP) (Photo by SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images)

How the Texas ban on most abortions is harming survivors of rape and incest

The Texas law has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Social workers say that's hurting some survivors financially, psychologically and physically.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 09: Protestors perform a haka during a Freedom and Rights Coalition protest at Parliament on November 09, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. Protesters gathered outside parliament calling for an end to Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates in New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

New Zealand Maori tribe demands vaccine protesters stop performing haka dance

The Ngati Toa, a Maori tribe whose version of the intimidating display has been popularized by New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team, says it supports COVID-19 vaccinations.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talks to members of the media as he walks to the Senate chambers at the U.S. Capitol on September 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Senate is currently working towards an agreement to fund the government and increase the debt limit. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy won't seek reelection next year

Leahy, 81, is the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Former Trump Administration White House advisor Steve Bannon arrives to turn himself in at the FBI Washington Field Office on November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Bannon was charged on Friday with two counts of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Steve Bannon has turned himself in on criminal contempt charges

Former president Donald Trump's one-time top adviser surrended to federal authorities on Monday. Bannon was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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