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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City is considering asking homeowners in the five boroughs to help house asylum seekers who have made their way here, and on Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams said he’s willing to step up too if the law allows. At an unrelated morning press conference, the mayor said he’d welcome a family into Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City mayors on the Upper

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have expanded child care subsidies for some families, saying he objects to the payroll tax to partially pay for it. Scott wrote in his veto message to lawmakers that increasing the availability and affordability of child care has been a priority during his time as governor but said he can’t support a

A brand new Hugeuenot High School graduate and his stepfather were fatally shot when gunfire erupted at a graduation ceremony in Richmond, Va., police said. The suspect, identified as 19-year-old Ameri Ty-John Pollard, watched the high school’s senior class receive their diplomas on Tuesday at Atria Theater. After the ceremony, Pollard allegedly retrieved a gun from his car and then made his

A single mother of four was fatally shot by her neighbor amid an ongoing “neighborhood feud” involving her children, Florida officials and family members say. Ajike Owens, 35, was shot at least once by her neighbor around 9 p.m. on Friday, June 2, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said in a June 5 news conference. Deputies were responding to a trespassing call when they learned that shots had