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Democratic candidate Sarah Klee Hood has launched her campaign to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams for the 2024 election. Public schools in New York will no longer be able to use Native American names, mascots and imagery, and more in the WAER News Round-Up.

An additional one million COVID-19 vaccines will ship next week to pharmacies in an effort to vaccinate using retail stores. The rollout is limited, so consumers are urged to be patient.

Twenty years ago, Italian food was regarded as cheap, peasant food. Now it's served on menus worldwide and considered to be one of the healthiest cuisines. Esquire Magazine's food critic John Mariani chronicles the story of pizza, macaroni and red sauce in How Italian Food Conquered the World.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made some bold moves in his first day leading Twitter.

Hochul plans to lift the regional cap on the number of charter schools in the state.

Significant aftershocks continue to rock Chile two days after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake brought down buildings and bridges, and triggered a tsunami. And yet it's already clear the devastation won't reach the levels seen in Haiti. Walter Mooney, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, explains the differences between the two quakes.

A report from the Bipartisan Policy Center suggests that seniors should start paying more for Medicare to help the nation's deficit. It also wants the government to check the growth of both Medicare and Medicaid programs in the future.

The low levels are affecting drinking water and shipping traffic up and down the river. Once submerged sand bars have surfaced and shipping has been disrupted.

Syracuse men's basketball looks for revenge against Colgate on Tuesday. Griffin Marcy details the Orange’s upcoming battle against the Raiders.

Lawmakers in Congress this week failed to pass a measure on border security. Voters are not happy about the latest setback.