Businesses in New York state will likely have a chaotic few months as companies gauge the consequences of federal tariffs that took effect in the last week. President Donald Trump made tariffs a central fixture of the economic strategy that helped him get elected last fall, and maintains they’ll offset national trade deficits. Business leaders…
A new alert from the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection takes aim at something that’s become ingrained in many of our daily lives: digital payment apps. Whether it’s Venmo, Zelle or Cash App, officials say scammers took $390 million from people nationwide last year. And the scams are only getting more sophisticated,…
ALBANY, N.Y. – A man from El Salvador admitted Thursday to threatening U.S. Attorney John Sarcone with a knife outside the Hilton Albany hotel. A judge sentenced him to 90 days in the Albany County jail. Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in a case that stems…
The man who allegedly threatened U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III with a knife in Albany last week will no longer be charged with attempted murder after the Albany County district attorney said he reviewed video footage from the incident. Saul Morales-Garcia will instead face second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon charges, county DA…
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. conducted strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, New York leaders in Albany and Capitol Hill all responded to the strikes with mixed messages. “Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons,” Republican Rep. Mike Lawler said in part. “I fully supported Israel’s move to strike Iran,…
A man was arrested Tuesday night for threatening the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York with a knife. Albany County sheriff’s deputies arrested 40-year-old Saul Morales-Garcia in downtown Albany after receiving a call “regarding a suspect who had threatened to kill a victim with a knife in the area of 40 Lodge…
A recent decision by the United States to revoke all visas for South Sudanese citizens is raising concerns in Syracuse, which has a large community of people from South Sudan, including Chol Majok, who is running for mayor as the first refugee elected to the Syracuse City Council. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday announced the U.S. would…
It looks like Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed bell-to-bell cellphone ban has some critics among lawmakers and school administrators. Last week, Capital Tonight spoke with New York’s Superintendents’ Association and School Boards Association about why they are pushing for less stringent rules around cellphones. Both groups are open to the state Senate’s one-house budget proposal which…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Darian Bryan owns the Plating Society in Buffalo, a private chef’s table that can seat up to 30. “I cook right here. People watch me. I sing, I dance, I entertain,” said Bryan. What You Need To Know February is Black History Month New York’s SNAP-Ed program works to educate and highlight many Black…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump’s “America First” stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and roll out a review of U.S. funding critical for U.N. agencies handling health programs and more around the world. Noting that the U.S. is the largest single contributor to the United Nations,…