Articles by Maysoon Khan

Maysoon Khan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America .Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

New York Restricts Sale of Weight-Loss and Muscle-Building Supplements to Minors

It’s now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York, under a first-in-the-nation law that went into effect this week. Experts say loose federal regulation of dietary supplements has resulted in these products sometimes including unapproved …

$7.8M Court Order Blocks Ghost Gun Retailer From Selling Certain Parts in New York

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently banned a Florida gun retailer from selling or delivering certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks. The court order …

New York Governor Again Vetoes Bill Allowing Emotional Damages in Wrongful Deaths

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting families recover damages for emotional suffering from the death of a loved one. Hochul declined Friday to sign the Grieving …

New York Governor Vetoes Bill Seeking to Make It Easier to Challenge Convictions

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions, a measure that was favored by criminal justice reformers but fiercely …

New York Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Ban Noncompete Agreements

New York`s governor vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have banned noncompete agreements, which restrict workers` ability to leave their job for a role with a rival business. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said she tried to work with …

New York Lawmakers Approve Bill Removing Medical Debt From Credit Reports

Hospitals and other health care providers in New York would be banned from reporting medical debt to credit agencies under a bill passed this week by the state’s legislature – a measure intended to limit the damage that illness and …

New York ‘Clean Slate’ Bill to Seal Old Criminal Records Reaches Gov. Hochul’s Desk

New Yorkers who commit crimes could have their records automatically sealed if they stay out of trouble for a certain number of years after they have finished serving their sentences under a bill passed by state lawmakers Friday. The “clean …

Limo Service Manager Convicted of Manslaughter in New York Crash That Killed 20

A limousine service manager was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors reached their verdict during their second day of deliberations …

Jurors Hear Closing Statements at Trial Over Fatal New York Limo Crash That Killed 20

The operator of a limousine company who has been accused of acting recklessly and causing the deaths of 20 people, is not to blame for the 2018 upstate New York crash, because he tried his best to repair and maintain …

New York AG Sues Manufacturer Over Magazine Lock Used in Buffalo Massacre

New York’s attorney general sued a gun accessory manufacturer Thursday for selling a lock that can be easily removed to attach high-capacity magazines, which are illegal in the state. The white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers in …