Live Updates: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment claims: "The best way I can help now is to step aside"
CBSN
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he would be resigning, effective in 14 days. His resignation comes one week after an investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James that found that he sexually harassed 11 women, including staffers and women who did not work for his administration.
"The best way I can help now is to step aside," Cuomo said at a news briefing. Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will take over when his resignation is effective and Cuomo said "the transition must be seamless."More Related News
Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving more than one million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people in seven states during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.