New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

The Royal Bank of Scotland agreed to pay $500 million to New York for using deceptive practices while marketing and selling mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis, under a settlement announced on Tuesday.

A suburban Albany town justice has been suspended after being charged with stealing more than $4 million from the family trusts of three sisters.

Authorities say a suburban Albany town justice and a lawyer have been charged with stealing more than $4 million from the family trusts of three sisters.

A man who died in the custody of Schenectady police is heard struggling for breath and pleading for help in a recording his widow said came from a squad car dash-cam video.

New York state investigators say a Buffalo police officer did not break the law when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect last May.

A New Jersey-based beverage distributor has been ordered to pay New York $550,000 in fines and costs for violating the state's bottle deposit law.

New York state will require internet providers to observe net neutrality or risk losing eligibility for state contracts under an executive order issued Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

New York state could adopt its own version of net neutrality under legislation being announced by state lawmakers.

The attorneys general for New York and Connecticut have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the latest multi-state effort to compel federal regulators to reduce smog blowing in from other states.

A data breach at testing vendor Questar Assessment exposed personal information of about 52 students in five New York schools, state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said Thursday.