The Nassau executive trails Gov. Kathy Hochul by 10 points statewide in a new Siena poll
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Onondaga County lawmakers are urging Gov. Hochul to sign the Good Food NY bill.
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The February death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam on the streets of Buffalo days after his release from Border Patrol custody cannot be prosecuted by the state attorney general. But in a letter, AG Letitia James said the Erie County District Attorney can, and is offering support.
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Actors and historians are waiting to share what life was like for the men and women who helped turn the tide in the Revolutionary War toward America's birth.
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Overall, more than 5,600 students took advantage of the program in its first academic year.
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The center is partnering with Syracuse Build to help job seekers and construction contractors connect Tuesday.
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Pataki now has a namesake structure: a two-story brick building in Albany, a few blocks from the State Capitol, where he reigned from 1995 to 2006.
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Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.
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The pristine white sand dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are bordered by thick jungle on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Thousands of lagoons fill up after the rainy season.
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Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
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Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy.
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Primary races across the country tested which direction voters want their candidates to take ahead of November's midterms. The results were mixed.