Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president

Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president

By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin and Michael Balsamo/The Associated Press MIAMI — Donald Trump said Thursday that he was indicted for mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. The indictment carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the possibility of prison if he's convicted. But it also has enormous political implications, potentially upending a Republican presidential primary that Trump had been dominating and testing anew the willingness of GOP voters and party leaders to stick with…
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New York City sues 30 counties to overturn orders barring migrants

New York City sues 30 counties to overturn orders barring migrants

NEW YORK — New York City filed a lawsuit against 30 New York state counties, including several in the Capital Region and Mohawk Valley, seeking to nullify recent executive orders barring asylum seekers from being temporarily housed within their borders.  The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court Wednesday, says that nearly half the state’s counties have “sought to wall off their borders” and have unlawfully sought to prevent the city from sending “even a small number of asylum seekers” to stay at private hotels within their borders amid a “major humanitarian crisis.”Leaders from Saratoga, Fulton, Schoharie, Warren and Rensselaer counties are all…
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Mayfield’s Abdella, Halloran named top Fulton County athletes

Mayfield’s Abdella, Halloran named top Fulton County athletes

JOHNSTOWN — With their high school athletic careers winding down, Fianna Halloran and Cam Abdella added one more achievement to their already impressive list of accomplishments.With more than 250 people in attendance, the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted its 36th Annual Sports Award Banquet at the Holiday Inn Wednesday, honoring the top senior athletes from the six Fulton County High Schools.Following remarks from keynote speaker Kyle M. Canary, the 2005 recipient of the Male Fulton County Athlete of the Year award, Master of Ceremonies Lexi Swatt of WNYT announced Abdella and Halloran as the 2023 Male and Female Fulton…
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