Blair comes to Syracuse after leading the Rockets since 2022. He has garnered a reputation as a strong fundraiser and was on the forefront of the NIL landscape during his time at Washington State and Toledo.
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The city of Syracuse received a passing grade for amount of lead in drinking water. But the health standard gets tougher next year, and plenty of lead pipes need to be replaced to stop the problem.
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A New York bill aims to close a legal "loophole" by making it a felony to buy sex from 15- to 17-year-olds, a crime currently charged as a misdemeanor.
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The governor said a mandate to cut emissions 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050 is costly and unrealistic.
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Chief Judge Rowan Wilson is allowed to express his views on legislation that affects the court system, his spokesperson said.
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State lawmakers assembled the task force to find solutions to funding and staffing challenges.
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The abolitionist died 113 years ago on Mar. 10, 1913 in Auburn after a lifetime of activism and advocacy for the enslaved and, eventually, formerly enslaved people. Her funeral was held on Mar. 13.
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Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.
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When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage.
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Israel launches strikes in Beirut, FBI investigating two unrelated attacks in Michigan and Virginia, Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.
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Transportation Security Administration officers have worked without pay since Feb. 14 due to the partial government shutdown. Morning Edition visited three airports to experience the security scene.
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Iranians who fled the country before the war with the U.S. and Israel are now watching it unfold, wondering what will happen when it ends.