https://www.scmp.com/rss/523394/feed The latest news and top stories on Kathy Hochul, the first woman governor of the US state of New York, assuming office in 2021. She previously held roles as Lieutenant Governor, US Representative, Erie County Clerk and Hamburg Town Board member. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city’s entire traffic network for all but emergency travel as a massive snowstorm began to hit the northeast United States. Tens of millions of Americans from the US capital Washington to the northern state of Maine prepared for up to two feet (60cm) of snow forecast in some areas. The National Weather Service (NWS) said blizzard conditions would “quickly materialise” from Maryland up to southeastern New England, making travel... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344280/new-york-mayor-mamdani-orders-citywide-travel-ban-ahead-major-us-storm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344280/new-york-mayor-mamdani-orders-citywide-travel-ban-ahead-major-us-storm?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:51:35 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Thousands of nurses at three major hospitals in New York City began to strike on Monday, amid a severe flu season and broader pressures on the US healthcare system. The walkout impacts roughly 15,000 nurses at hospitals including Mount Sinai Medical Centre and New York-Presbyterian in Manhattan as well as Montefiore Medical Centre in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined striking nurses on the picket line in Washington Heights. “All parties must return immediately to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339648/zohran-mamdani-joins-new-york-city-nurses-strike-over-labour-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339648/zohran-mamdani-joins-new-york-city-nurses-strike-over-labour-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:32:22 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier A mistrial was declared on Monday in the closely watched case of a former senior New York official charged with acting as a Chinese agent after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. The jury remained deadlocked on all 19 counts after several days of deliberation in the case of Linda Sun, a former aide to New York governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, on charges of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (Fara). She and her husband and co-defendant Chris Hu were also charged with... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3337399/mistrial-case-ex-top-aide-new-york-governor-charged-working-china-agent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3337399/mistrial-case-ex-top-aide-new-york-governor-charged-working-china-agent?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:13:56 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse New York’s incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, after an exchange of barbs that has seized national attention. Mamdani, a 34-year-old political insurgent who came from nowhere to win leadership of America’s biggest city, said Thursday he was “ready for whatever happens”. Sparks could fly when the self-declared Democratic Socialist comes face-to-face with the 79-year-old Republican. Trump brands Mamdani a “communist” and has... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333599/trump-host-new-york-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-white-house-friday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333599/trump-host-new-york-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-white-house-friday?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:46:15 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A former aide to two New York governors went on trial on Wednesday on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were arrested last year during a US crackdown on alleged Chinese secret agents. They were charged again in June as part of the government’s efforts to root out pandemic fraud. “Linda Sun was for sale,” prosecutor Amanda Shami told jurors... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3332560/ex-ny-governors-aide-linda-sun-trial-acting-chinese-agent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3332560/ex-ny-governors-aide-linda-sun-trial-acting-chinese-agent?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:59:55 +0000 Frank Chen,Ralph Jennings Frank Chen,Ralph Jennings More Chinese entrepreneurs and local government representatives could soon be packing for New York and California, aiming to take advantage of a recent stabilisation in US-China relations to hop across the Pacific and scout out potential trade and investment opportunities. Visits by delegations from China in the coming months will seek to leverage the pro-business amity and autonomy of local authorities in the US to advance economic ties, as Beijing encourages subnational exchanges. China’s... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324363/chinese-provinces-ready-business-delegations-us-amid-shaky-tariff-truce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324363/chinese-provinces-ready-business-delegations-us-amid-shaky-tariff-truce?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:00:12 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A tour bus returning to New York from Niagara Falls with 54 people aboard crashed and rolled on its side on Friday on an interstate highway, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said. The driver apparently became distracted, lost control and overcorrected before the bus went into the right shoulder and flipped over shortly before 12.30pm on the eastbound side of Interstate 90 in Pembroke, New York, about 40km (25 miles) east of Buffalo, state police Major Andre Ray said... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322892/multiple-passengers-killed-niagara-falls-tour-bus-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322892/multiple-passengers-killed-niagara-falls-tour-bus-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:42:29 +0000