Alice Masala

  Fruman, who is accused of campaign finance violations, also helped Giuliani hunt for dirt on Donald Trump's political opponents in Ukraine. Igor Fruman leaves federal court after an arraignment hearing in New York on Oct. 23, 2019. A former associate of Rudy Giuliani is expected to plead guilty to federal campaign finance charges, court documents show. The man, Igor Fruman, a Ukrainian-born businessman, pleaded not guilty to the charges brought by New York federal prosecutors in October 2019. But the case's court docket says a "change of plea" hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. An attorney for Fruman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment. Fruman and his business partner, Lev Parnas, were carrying one-way tickets to Vienna when they were arrested at Dulles International Airport outside Washington two years ago. An indictment unsealed the next d...

  Hochul, who has been lieutenant governor since 2015, has promised a more transparent and less abrasive approach than that of the often-combative Andrew Cuomo. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul at a news conference at PS143, the Louis Armstrong School, in New York on Wednesday. Kathy Hochul is set to be sworn in as New York's first female governor shortly after the clock strikes midnight Monday as the state prepares to move on from the decade-long tenure of the embattled Andrew Cuomo. After Cuomo's resignation becomes official at 11:59 p.m., Hochul will be sworn in by the state's chief judge, Janet DiFiore, at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday in the State Capitol in Albany. A more formal ceremonial swearing-in will take place Tuesday at 10 a.m., with Hochul's family members and the state's two other top politicians, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, in attendance. The trio of top politicians in Albany has for decades been known as the "thr...

  Kileigh Reddog is a citizen of Fort Peck Tribes in Montana. There’s not a day that goes by that 18-year-old Kileigh Reddog isn’t in touch with her advocate, Annita Lucchesi. “Some days she calls just to say good morning,” Annita told Dateline. “Other times, she’ll say, ‘Hi, Annita. How are you?' And then she’ll go about her day.” Sometimes she calls several times a day. If they aren’t in touch on the phone, Rileigh is always reachable on social media. But this Tuesday marks a month since Annita, or anyone else, has spoken or seen Kileigh, and they are worried for her safety. Kileigh is a citizen of the Fort Peck Tribes near Poplar, Montana, but has been living in San Francisco for most of this year. Annita told Dateline they spoke on the phone on July 24, 2021. Kileigh posted to Facebook on July 29. But then she went silent. “It’s very unlike her to go a day without talking to me - or the other advocate she’s close with,” Annita said. “So for her to go silent for a month… we’re v...