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Exterior view of the St. Joseph’s Provincial House, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Latham, N.Y. The home for retired and infirm nuns lost nine residents to COVID-19 during December as the coronavirus pandemic’s second wave surged in upstate New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) NYHP103 NYHP103

January 6, 2021 at 10:01 am

Death of 9 nuns highlights toll of coronavirus in convents VIEW

The wave of COVID-19 deaths at Provincial House mirrors the toll among retired or infirm nuns at several other convents around the country.

Sal Markowitz, 96, right, and Sandra Greer, 82, left, visits with Marley, a Great Dane, while therapeutic activities director Catherine Farrell looks on at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. New dog recruits are helping to expand the nursing home’s pet therapy program, giving residents and staff physical comfort while human visitors are still restricted because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NYSW305 NYSW305

December 21, 2020 at 7:09 am

Dogs ease pandemic isolation for nursing home residents VIEW

Dog visits are a welcome respite from the isolation brought by bans on visitors during the coronavirus pandemic. Dog visits release endorphins, lower blood pressure...

A boy plays on a mound of snow in front of the skyline of New York City in West New York, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The first major snowstorm of the season left the Northeast blanketed in snow, setting records in some areas. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NJSW114 NJSW114

December 16, 2020 at 10:05 pm

‘Unbelievable’ snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast VIEW

The Northeast’s first whopper snowstorm of the season buried parts of upstate New York under more than 3 feet of snow, broke records in cities...

December 13, 2020 at 1:23 pm

Gunman shot by police at NYC cathedral Christmas concert VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was fatally shot by police on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral Sunday after he began...

December 10, 2020 at 12:54 pm

Ex-cop charged with making false 911 call about Black youths

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A white former police officer has been charged with falsely reporting a gunfight with a group of Black youths at his...

November 24, 2020 at 10:22 am

NY bans incineration disposal of toxic firefighting foam

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has banned the disposal of toxic firefighting foam by incineration in certain cities after environmental groups raised concerns about...

Business

November 10, 2020 at 10:02 pm

Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence...

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October 6, 2020 at 11:39 am