KATHY HOCHUL

Chip Somodevilla/GettyParts of the U.S. have begun an all-out assault against the new, highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 as Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the variant is likely already circulating in the country.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday, limiting hospital capacity to emergency needs as of Dec. 3 and arranging for the purchase of medical supplies. The emergency state, which temporarily bans elective surgeries, will remain in effect until at lea

"While the new omicron variant has yet to be detected in New York, it’s coming,” warned Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Even as visitors again crowd below the jumbo screens in New York’s Times Square, the souvenir shops, restaurants, hotels and entrepreneurs within the iconic U.S. landmark are still reeling from a staggering pandemic.

New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin is amassing a campaign war chest that could fend off a primary challenger and help finance future campaigns.

So far, more than 50,000 children in the state have received at least one shot since the CDC approved Pfizer's vaccine for the age group, according to the governor's office.

The annual Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser on Monday attracted Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, Brandi Carlisle, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze and Nikki Glaser.

It’s not a boys’ club anymore.

She is the first woman elected as New York's attorney general and the first Black person to serve in the role.

She is the first woman elected as New York's attorney general and the first Black person to serve in the role.

She is the first woman elected as New York's attorney general and the first Black person to serve in the role.

She'll challenge Governor Kathy Hochul, who became New York's chief executive when Andrew Cuomo resigned two months ago.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has formally announced that she is running for governor.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned after a probe overseen by Attorney General Letitia James. She also has led a an investigation of the Trump Organization.

The charges come after several sexual harassment allegations led Cuomo to resign in August.

Micah Beals, 37, was charged with criminal mischief after he was accused of splashing gray paint on a statue of George Floyd in New York City.

The race for mayor of Buffalo has four-term incumbent Byron Brown relying on a write-in campaign to fend off a challenge from newcomer India Walton.

New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to run for governor, according to three people directly familiar with her plans who were not authorized to speak publicly.

A bitcoin operation in central New York has taken over a power plant to find cheap energy for currency mining in a move that has alarmed environmentalists.

The decision comes as advocates and lawmakers have reported severe public health concerns at the facility.

A federal judge ruled health care workers in New York can seek religious exemption from being required to get vaccinated.

A federal judge ruled health care workers in New York can seek religious exemption from being required to get vaccinated.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has extended through the end of the October a COVID-19 state of emergency that relaxes some health care regulations to help hospitals cope with coronavirus patients.

After being vaulted into the New York governor’s office two months ago, Democrat Kathy Hochul is preparing to run for the job in her own right next year.

While New York healthcare workers have overwhelmingly chosen vaccination, some are choosing to lose their jobs instead of getting the shot.

A lawyer for a group trying to preserve a religious exemption for health care workers says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is unjustly using God's name to try to nudge employers into ignoring court orders allowing the exemption.

In a story published September 27, 2021, about vaccine mandates for health care workers, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Dr. Jeff Smith was the CEO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Some hospitals and nursing homes in New York began removing workers Monday for failing to meet a state-mandated deadline to get a COVID-19 vaccine as Gov. Kathy Hochul pleaded with holdouts to get 11th-hour inoculations.

Governor Kathy Hochul said a state emergency declaration and other options are on standby to address any potential hospital staffing shortages.

The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them.

Governor Kathy Hochul said she is prepared to call in medically-trained National Guard members, retirees and workers outside New York.

Angela Weiss/GettyAs tens of thousands of unvaccinated New York healthcare workers are set to be fired on Monday once the state’s COVID-19 vaccination deadline kicks in, Gov. Kathy Hochul has a plan for a potential staffing shortage: a statewide state of emergency. Hochul said preparations were underway Saturday to make an emergency declaration, clearing the way for healthcare workers not licensed in New York to fill in the gaps of those terminated. The declaration will also allow workers from o

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is prepared to call in medically trained National Guard members and retirees to address potential staffing shortages.

The statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers takes effect Monday and hospitals and nursing homes fear it could lead to staff shortages.

Some of the nation’s most aggressive COVID-19 vaccine mandates are scheduled to take effect Monday in New York amid continued resistance from some to the shots.

The Duke and Duchess Of Sussex are in New York for a Global Citizen Live event to call for vaccine equity.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has submitted his resignation.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York City with a visit to the rebuilt World Trade Center’s signature tower.

Four members of Congress from New York demanded the release of inmates and the closure of New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex after another inmate was reported dead at the facility this weekend.

Google is planning to buy New York’s St. John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its Hudson Square campus.

"That is a point of shame for us, and it needs to be fixed. It's going to be fixed today," Hochul said.

New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has been troubled by years of neglect and now has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic.

The new law follows a similar one passed in California last year.

The new law could be a shot in the arm for automakers selling or planning electric vehicles

Fifty years after the Attica prison uprising in New York, the families of slain and injured prison guards say they're still waiting for an apology from the state.

New York’s first female governor.

President Joe Biden has approved major disaster declarations greenlighting federal aid for people six New Jersey counties and five New York counties affected by devastating flooding last week from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

The destruction left by the remnants of Hurricane Ida have officials and experts agreeing that infrastructure including roads, sewers and housing in New York and New Jersey must be quickly improved.

The storm unleashed punishing rain, wind, and tornadoes across six states.

Police are going door to door and drawing up lists of the missing as the death toll edges higher from the catastrophic flooding set off in the Northeast by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Many people are asking why no one foretold of the deadly ramifications of Hurricane Ida's remnants in the Northeast, but some did.

Lawmakers in New York voted on the extension as many Americans are struggling to stay in their homes after months of pandemic job losses and health dangers.

The downpours were being blamed for at least five deaths — four in New York City and a 70-year-old man the mayor of Passaic, New Jersey says was swept away by floodwaters.

A person with direct knowledge of the details tells The Associated Press the the Buffalo Bills' proposed new stadium would include about 60,000 seats and be built by 2027.

The Buffalo Bills’ proposed new $1.4 billion stadium would include about 60,000 seats and 60 suites, The Associated Press has learned. The proposed capacity is about 12,000 seats less than the Bills’ current facility, now called Highmark Stadium, which was built in 1973. At issue is how quickly a deal can be approved, and how the construction costs would be split between the team and taxpayers.

Resigning from office probably didn’t end former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legal problems, and no matter what happens next, taxpayers are likely to wind up with a hefty bill.

A brief power outage at 8:30 p.m. Sunday led to a 5-hour disruption on eight of the city's subway lines. Hochul called the situation "unacceptable."

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's top aide is married to a lobbyist with clients including Google, Verizon and Airbnb.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced state Sen. Brian Benjamin as her choice for lieutenant governor Thursday in the senator’s Harlem district.

A formal announcement is expected on Thursday, a source familiar with the decision tells CBS News.

A formal announcement is expected on Thursday, a source familiar with the decision tells CBS News.

New York now reports nearly 55,400 people have died of COVID-19 in the state, based on death certificate data submitted to the CDC.

The count used by former Gov. Cuomo in his news media briefings only included laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths reported through a state system.

New York governor Kathy Hochul’s administration reported close to 12,000 additional coronavirus deaths that were unacknowledged by predecessor Andrew Cuomo.

New York’s new governor is acknowledging that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than former Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the public.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day’s end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. New York now reports nearly 55,400 people have died of COVID-19 in New York based on death certificate data submitted to the CDC, up from about 43,400 that Gov. Cuomo had reported to the public as of Monday, his last day in office. “We’re now releasing more data than had been released before publicly, so people know the nursing home deaths and the hospital deaths are consistent with what’s being displayed by the CDC,” Hochul said Wednesday on MSNBC.

Only a small fraction of the money allocated by Congress has actually gotten to people, the Treasury Department said.

New York's first female governor, Kathy Hochul, tells NPR there will be "no drama, no surprises" from her administration.

Hours after being sworn in as New York’s first female governor, Kathy Hochul delivered her first address, laying out an agenda largely focused on combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Kathy Hochul, the first female governor of New York, delivered her first major address a day after Andrew Cuomo resigned over a sexual harassment scandal.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's daughter-in-law is a top lobbyist at Biogen, which has recently been lobbying state lawmakers.

Kathy Hochul inherits vast challenges.

Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over complaints that her predecessor abused his power and sexually harassed at least 11 women.

Kathy Hochul has become the first female governor of New York.

Hochul takes control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is beginning her term in office with plenty of challenges.

The governor's farewell speech comes nearly two weeks after he announced his resignation from office following sexual assault allegations from 11 women.

Cuomo was set to be replaced by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, also a Democrat, who will become the state's first female governor.

Cuomo was set to end his term at 11:59 p.m.

Kathy Hochul has become New York’s first female governor.

Andrew Cuomo neared the end of his decade as New York's governor Monday, as he prepared to relinquish his tight grip on government to Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in a midnight power transfer that will break another glass ceiling for women in state politics. Cuomo, a Democrat, was set to end his term at 11:59 p.m., just under two weeks after he announced he would resign rather than face a likely impeachment battle over sexual harassment allegations. Hochul was scheduled be sworn in as New York’s first female governor just after midnight in a brief, private ceremony overseen by the state's chief judge, Janet DiFiore.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his second-to-last day in office projecting an image that he is still in control and fully engaged as the state dealt with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign in disgrace this week.

The tropical storm system Henri brought heavy winds and rain to the Northeast U.S. as it began pummeling the New England coast early Sunday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's lawyer has again attacked the accuracy of the report that led to his resignation.

State Assembly leaders initially stated they'd end the investigation over Cuomo's imminent resignation from office.

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Representative Steve Scalise talk to Nancy Cordes.

The following is a transcript of an interview with New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul that aired on Sunday, August 15, 2021, on "Face the Nation."

The Supreme Court is blocking part of New York’s moratorium on evictions, put into effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, less than a month before it is supposed to expire anyway.

Sexual harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she plans to run for governor in her own right after serving out the rest of Andrew Cuomo's term.

With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announcing that he would leave office in two weeks, it remains an open question whether state lawmakers would nevertheless launch impeachment proceedings against the three-term Democratic governor.

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is pledging to set a better tone in state government after the sexual harassment scandal that spurred Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.

After months of holding on to power, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo abruptly resigned Tuesday.

A spokesperson for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed Tuesday evening that the governor’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, is going to remain in the Cuomo administration for his remaining 14 days.

As New York’s lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul has spent years on the road as the friendly face of the administration.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide has resigned amid a furor over sexual harassment allegations against the Democrat.

As New York’s lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul has spent years on the road as the friendly face of the administration.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is increasingly looking like he could be impeached and removed from office over sexual harassment allegations.