New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

A new website is meant to make it easier for New York residents to dispose of unused prescription drugs.

The federal government can't delay plans to more than double penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards, an appeals court said on Monday in siding with five states.

New York state law must be clarified to ensure anyone pardoned by President Donald Trump may still be charged with violations of state law, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Wednesday.

New York's attorney general is launching an inquiry into the operations of several leading virtual currency trading platforms.

State officials are asking the federal government to change its quotas to allow New York-based commercial fishing companies to haul in more fluke.

The financial services firm UBS has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state in a legal settlement stemming from the firm's handling of mortgage-based securities in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis.

New York's governor on Monday ordered the state attorney general to review a 2015 decision by Manhattan prosecutors to not pursue a sex abuse case against Harvey Weinstein.

A New York City council member launched an investigation Monday into the Kushner Cos.' routine filing of paperwork falsely claiming zero rent-regulated tenants in its buildings, saying that the deception should have been uncovered long ago because the documents are online for all to see.

A civil investigation has been launched to determine how an autistic teen was able to walk away from his school and apparently drown, New York state officials said on Monday.

The office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has served subpoenas on two opioid distributors as part of a multi-state investigation into their marketing and sales practices.