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For the second time in a year, Albany's Common Council voted to appoint a member of the city's troubled Community Police ...

The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.7 billion and is one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history. The ...

Yes, New York's wrongful-death statute needs an update. But lawmakers can't keep passing the same legislation without ...

Schumer’s office released data suggesting that holiday shopping is 26% more expensive than last year, according to Groundwork ...

Three people, including two police officers, have been killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators said, just ...

Offering free tuition and books isn’t enough to get thousands of adults to graduation at SUNY community colleges.

New York's governor has vetoed a bill that would have expedited requests made under the Freedom of Information Law.

The Hyde Collection exhibit blends three shows from women artists across centuries into a unified exploration of the still life genre.

“They kind of use it like it means 'either or,'” Fortune said, noting the hand gesture she sees kids use along with the term, where they place their palms up and move them alternately up and down. “'6 ...

California officials are urging holiday travelers to avoid the roads on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as a powerful winter ...

Former Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has announced his diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer. He shared the news on ...