WASHINGTON — Congress is considering a new law that would give the executive branch significant new powers to review and restrict public access to applications, web and communication services connected to foreign countries.

AKWESASNE — An Indian citizen residing in Canada was extradited to the U.S. last week on indictment charges following his arrest in Ontario in June.

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump has been indicted in New York City on charges related to a $130,000 payment made by his former attorney Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign, money allegedly paid to prevent the actor…

OTTAWA, Canada — The U.S. and Canada have struck an agreement that allows each country to turn back asylum-seekers who cross the northern border without authorization, according to internal documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times and a source familiar with the negotiations.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand is hoping to pass a bill in Congress that would help people with substance abuse disorder and addictions, and their families.

OTTAWA, Canada — The U.S. and Canada have struck an agreement that allows each country to turn back asylum-seekers who cross the northern border without authorization, according to internal documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times and a source familiar with the negotiations.

WASHINGTON — Legislation introduced in Congress is geared to provide more funding for invasive species abatement programs run by the federal government.

The U.S. Justice Department and eight states, including New York, sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google, calling for the break up of the search giant’s ad-technology business over alleged illegal monopolization of the digital advertising market.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik said she supports the Puerto Rican statehood movement, but joined with the majority of the Republican conference that she leads by voting against a bill that would allow for a binding vote on whether the island should become a state or independent.

PERRY — Ken Moses became sick to his stomach when he first saw footage of the tragic midair collision at the Wings Over Dallas Air Show on Saturday.

Prices at the post office could soon increase, as the U.S. Postal Service presents plans to hike prices on everything from stamps to post office boxes and money order fees.

PLATTSBURGH — As home heating prices skyrocket and cold weather sets in, more help has been made available for the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP.

Democratic congressional candidate Matt Castelli last week criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not yet holding a House vote on any legislation banning members of Congress from trading in stocks while in office.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will let its mandatory vaccination, testing and quarantine requirements for international travelers expire at the end the month.

WATERTOWN — Sadness and sympathy swept from Europe to the North Country Thursday upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

CANTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer visited Corning Inc. on Monday to tout his recently passed CHIPS and Science Act and how it would help keep the U.S. at the forefront of innovation and create jobs.

Residents of New York, Virginia and 11 other states could end up with a surprise tax hit of hundreds of dollars next year on forgiven student loans.

American Airlines cut 31,000 flights from its November schedule over the last month, a major reduction that is becoming part of the unpredictability of flying in the COVID-recovery environment across the industry.

CHAUTAUQUA — The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie Friday as he was about to give a talk at Chautauqua Institution has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault, the Chautauqua County district attorney announced Saturday morning.

CHAUTAUQUA — Author Salman Rushdie, who has been the subject of Iranian death threats since 1989, was stabbed in the neck during an appearance Friday morning at Chautauqua Institution.

A new legislative package unveiled in a surprise announcement from Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., could make major changes to the U.S. economy.

Monkeypox has U.S. officials worried, spurring President Joseph R. Biden’s administration to declare the disease a national health emergency.

MASSENA — American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten was among those taking part in a conference call organized by the Food Research & Action Center to call on Congress to extend the free meals for all students program before the August recess.

ALBANY — New York gun owners will be barred from carrying firearms in a wide array of “sensitive locations,” and businesses must explicitly allow armed patrons under an agreement reached Wednesday between lawmakers and Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed gun safety legislation into law that he called the most significant of its kind in decades, restricting firearms access for the youngest buyers and offering incentives for states to set up “red flag” laws.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse long-standing precedent under Roe v. Wade will fuel lawmakers, state officials and the Biden administration as they race to reshape abortion laws nationwide, though the onus now will largely be on the states.

WASHINGTON — In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and ruled states may again outlaw abortion.

WASHINGTON — In a landmark ruling expanding gun rights in America, the Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a century-old New York state law strictly limiting who can carry a pistol in public, saying the measure is a clear violation of the Second Amendment’s guarantee of the right to keep an…

BUFFALO — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Saturday’s deadly mass shooting in Buffalo as a “racist rampage” and an act of “domestic terrorism,” calling on Americans to reject the racist theory that authorities say appeared to have motivated the gunman to carry out the massacre.

After a gunman, apparently driven by racist conspiracy theories, shot 13 people, killing 10 in a Buffalo supermarket Saturday, critics are calling out north country Congresswoman Elise M. Stefanik for elevating similar theories herself.

WASHINGTON — Northern New York’s senior elected officials were almost universally disappointed by the news that the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn long-standing case law and end federal abortion protections.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, promoting the appellate judge to a lifetime seat no Black woman has ever occupied.

PLATTSBURGH — The first ever Reunion Day is underway in the north country.