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April 10, 2019 at 10:00 pm

EPA won’t make GE restart Hudson dredging for now

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency declined for now to make General Electric restart dredging in the Hudson River, triggering a wave of...

In this Thursday, March 28, 2019 photo, Ismael Castellanos poses in Geneseo, N.Y., where he and other members of the immigrant community advocated for immigrants legally obtaining driver’s licenses at a Green Light, N.Y. meeting. A renewed push around the country to let immigrants, here illegally, get driverâ€™s licenses resonates on the farms and orchards around Rochester, N.Y. Twelve states allow residents to obtain driverâ€™s license without a Social Security number or proof of lawful status. Immigrants and their advocates are making a push in about a half-dozen more, seeing a friendlier political map in some states. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth) NYR207 NYR207

April 8, 2019 at 7:19 am

‘Necessity’: Those in US illegally push for license to drive VIEW

In New York and elsewhere, the idea of extending privileges to those without legal immigration status has been resisted. But a renewed push across the...

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February 26, 2019 at 10:08 pm

Ash loggers race against time before beetles get them all WATCH

WALTON, N.Y. (AP) — Loggers in snowy forests are cutting down ash like there's no tomorrow, seeking to stay one step ahead of a fast-spreading...

February 21, 2019 at 7:10 am

Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highway VIEW

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man along an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to...

January 11, 2019 at 10:21 am

Episcopal Church allows same-sex marriage in NY diocese

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Episcopal Church on Friday cleared the way for same-sex marriages in an upstate New York diocese where they had been...

December 4, 2018 at 12:09 pm

Woman who says she was taped in hotel shower sues for $100M

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who claims hidden-camera footage of her in a hotel shower was posted on a dozen pornographic web sites by...

Nation & World

December 3, 2018 at 10:16 pm

Should you need to pass a social media check to get a gun?

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Should hateful tweets keep you from getting a gun? That's a question many have asked after suspects in several horrific mass...

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November 15, 2018 at 7:53 am

John Lennon’s killer says he feels more shame every year

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who killed John Lennon told a parole board he feels "more and more shame" every year for gunning down...

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November 12, 2018 at 7:39 pm

Amid drug crisis, spiritual first responders hit the streets WATCH

Sidewalk prayers near shoot-up spots. Sunday sermons in the back of a bar. Pleas to struggling souls to surrender to God. Funerals for members of...

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November 12, 2018 at 6:14 am

Episcopal bishop says he is banning gay unions on his turf

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An Episcopal bishop in upstate New York says the church has been "hijacked by the 'Gay Rights Agenda'" in a directive...

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