Washington — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday hours after he was indicted on federal charges for his alleged role in a campaign finance fraud scheme on Tuesday, with prosecutors saying he sought to use his authority as a state lawmaker to steer a state-funded grant to a …

Italian confectionery giant Ferrero said Thursday it had recalled certain varieties of its Kinder chocolates from retailers in the United States due to possible salmonella contamination. The move follows recalls earlier this week in the United Kingdom and several European countries over concerns around products from Ferrero’s factory in the …

The Senate will take up legislation Thursday to end normal trade relations with Russia and to ban the importation of its oil, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday. Both bills have been bogged down in the Senate, frustrating lawmakers who want to ratchet up the U.S. response as the …

Rents are increasing by double-digits across the nation, but there’s still a yawning gap between how far a dollar will get you in New York City versus Nebraska.  The best deal in the nation is Wichita, Kansas, where $1,500 will get you nearly 1,600 square feet, according to an analysis …

After slapping Chris Rock, actor Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony but refused, Academy Awards officials claimed Wednesday. “Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement. “While we would like to clarify that …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, that aired Sunday, March 27, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” JOHN DICKERSON: We want to turn back now to the war in Ukraine and welcome the former US ambassador to that country, Marie Yovanovitch. …

San Carlos, Calif. — A 61-year-old woman was arrested in Oklahoma in the 1993 killing of a Northern California shop owner who was shot during a “robbery gone wrong,” authorities said Thursday. Rayna Elizabeth Hoffman-Ramos was arrested in Dewey last week in a case that was cold for nearly 30 …

MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, announced she has donated $3.8 billion to 465 charities since June, picking organizations that she said “support the needs of underrepresented people from groups of all kinds.” The gifts include a record $275 million donation to Planned Parenthood, which the …

Hillsborough, California — This quiet town has seen an increase in burglaries over the past four months and, reports CBS San Francisco, police say a specific group could be responsible. Many of the sophisticated burglary crews are coming from South America for “criminal tourism” and targeting wealthy communities, according to …

The dismembered remains of a woman found in central Oklahoma in 1995 have been identified, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). The remains found in Caddo County are those of Katrina Kay Bentivegna of Midwest City, the bureau said. Bentivegna’s DNA, submitted for testing in 2021, was …