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Attorneys with Harvard Law's Environment and Energy Program see regulation, staff cuts seriously weakening pollution & climate protections. Syracuse, New York & other governments can be line of defense.
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At least 400 schools have submitted their plans to the state. -
The city says the ongoing claims are based on old, flawed data from improperly collected samples from 2023 and 2024 that showed high levels of lead. More recent 2025 results showed levels below EPA standards. -
Hochul outraised her lieutenant governor by a ratio of 3-1, but Delgado plans to make up the difference with the state's recent public matching funds program. -
The changes include the closure of the ramp from I-481 southbound to I-81 north, the opening of a new E. Glen Ave. bridge over 81, and a new on-ramp to I-81 southbound. -
Local leaders say the combination of technical and arts programming will attract a wide range of students. -
They came well prepared with questions. Some with environmental concerns speak several times due to a 3 minute time limit. Even some speakers who expressed support for the project had questions that require responses.
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Two of the U.S.'s largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, say they plan to merge, which would create the country's first coast-to-coast freight railroad.
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Chicago Cubs legend and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer. The second baseman was a Cub's fan favorite who earned a reputation as one of the best all-around players in the game.
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New York City authorities are trying to learn additional information about 27-year-old Shane Tamura, the gunman who burst into a Manhattan skyscraper and killed four people, including an NYPD officer.
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An influential poet has died at the age of 61. Thomas Sayers Ellis was the founder of a community of Black poets, as well as a musician, photographer and bandleader.
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Sculptures are sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean sea with concrete blocks to break the nets of the trawlers that devastate marine life. They now protect miles of Tuscan coastline.