ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced that late bow and muzzleloader deer hunting seasons will reopen throughout most of New York’s Southern Zone from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 for the Holiday Deer Hunt. DEC encourages deer hunters ...
LAKE PLACID — The International Luge Federation has withdrawn the eligibility of three Russian athletes who intended to slide here at Mount Van Hoevenberg this weekend in hopes of moving closer to qualifying for the Milan Cortina Olympics, the governing body announced Tuesday. The ...
Four moderate House Republicans — from swing districts Democrats are already eyeing for next year’s midterms — have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson, signing on to Democrats’ petition to force a vote on extending health care subsidies that expire at the end of this year. From ...
President Donald Trump’s administration is talking tough about SNAP, saying the government’s biggest food aid program is riddled with fraud that must be stopped. His appointees are looking at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from an enforcement perspective, seeing fraud as a ...
NEW YORK — Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security measures at public events — including restrictions on access — following the deadly mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on a popular Australian beach. The ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, though key questions remained unanswered nearly 24 hours after the attack. The attack Saturday afternoon set off hours of ...