Bridie Farrell, a Democratic candidate in the race to represent New York’s 21st Congressional District, announced in a statement Friday that she will be ending her bid to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik. Farrell, a former nationally-ranked speed skater and an advocate for sexual assault ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation. Introducing Jackson, ...

LOWVILLE — If the Rural Outdoor Investment Act makes its way through Congress and into law, the $50 million it will provide annually to further outdoor recreation in areas like the North Country may be just the beginning. The act, which was introduced by Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, and ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — From capitals around the world, leaders have condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two pro-Russia regions in eastern Ukraine as independent and his order to send troops there. The U.S., European Union and U.K. announced tough economic ...

SARANAC LAKE — The three candidates running for mayor of the Village of Saranac Lake will answer questions from local residents and the area business community during a special candidates’ forum co-hosted by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. The ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation — just not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces. His belief is that a cluster of companies control too many industries, which reduces competition for both customers and workers. That ...