Hochul and state lawmakers approved $400 million in public and private funds for the project known as Empire AI in the new state budget.
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Voting participation among the 18-to-24 age group has been increasing over past election years, but still remains low.
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The Syracuse Common Council voted to take over the hiring of the head of the Citizen Review Board. Opponents say it will make the board less independent on police issues
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Deputy Michael Hoosock was remembered as a "superhero" by his wife during the ceremony. He was killed along with Syracuse officer Michael Jensen in April 14th shooting.
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Ty'Sean Richardson's main organs were donated in 2020. He's still helping.
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The changes to the enabling legislation would give councilors the authority to hire or fire the CRB administrator and give the city clerk more oversight.
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On Friday afternoon, the Senate and Assembly were debating bills, but one remaining measure that would include a comprehensive housing deal and distribute school aid, was not yet completed.
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In The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the start of the Civil War, drawing parallels to today's political climate.
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President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt."
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Moss plays a British spy on the trail of a woman who may or may not be a terrorist. As the two begin working together, suspicions swirl on both sides.
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Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles sometimes tussled, with reports that protesters used fireworks and pepper spray. It was hours before police restored calm.
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Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.