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Court rules fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Daily fantasy contests like those operated by FanDuel and DraftKings face an uncertain future in New York after an appellate court ruled Thursday that a 2016 law legalizing such...
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Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The nearly $1 billion Constitution Pipeline project, which had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania’s shale gas fields to metropolitan New York and New England, has...
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EPA proposes buyout of homes contaminated by arsenic mine
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to buy several homes contaminated by arsenic from a 19th-century mine in upstate New York as part of a $5.8 million Superfund...
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Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone’s throw from Manhattan
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With the push of a red button, one of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant serving millions of people in the New York City area will shut down Thursday night as...
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‘A pretty scary thing’: Kid illness tied to virus worries NY
Amber Dean had recovered from a mild bout of the coronavirus and her family of five had just ended their home quarantine when her oldest son, 9-year-old Bobby, fell ill. “At first it was nothing major,...
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New York nursing homes ask state to ease virus test mandate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nursing homes asked New York regulators Tuesday to ease up on a twice-weekly coronavirus testing mandate for their employees, saying it’s impractical, too costly and unnecessary as...
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Cornell says in-person learning is best for public health
As colleges around the country grapple with how to reopen in the fall, Cornell University’s president on Tuesday announced that it will welcome students back to campus — an option she said is best not...
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Guide dogs helping blind runners stay fit despite pandemic
WEST SAND LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide. But Thomas Panek has no problem because his running...
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Tribune closing 5 newsrooms including NY Daily News
Tribune Publishing Company, which owns some of the most storied newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the newsrooms at five of them, including New York’s Daily News and...
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Off-duty cop’s 911 call about Black youths raises questions
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The 911 call from a white, off-duty police officer around the height of the George Floyd protests in early June sounded ominous: A group of Black youths had menaced him...
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NTSB: Limo owner evaded safety rules before fatal crash
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of the stretched limousine that crashed and killed 20 people in upstate New York repeatedly changed the listed number of seats in the vehicle and took other steps to avoid...
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Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death
The sudden announcements came more than five months after the death of Daniel Prude. The family of the 41-year-old Black man blames police and has filed a lawsuit.
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N.Y. grandparents are kidnapped, ransomed for cocaine or $3.5M
A group of drug dealers intent on recovering 50 kilograms of cocaine kidnapped an associate’s grandparents from their home in northern New York, ferried them across the Canadian border through a tribal...
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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 he was a slave trader and owner himself. “Not only...
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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 an Albany-area firm that had...
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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 lakeside camp in the Adirondacks while he was off duty last...
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Gunman shot by police at NYC cathedral Christmas concert
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was fatally shot by police on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral Sunday after he began firing two semiautomatic handguns at the end of a Christmas choral concert,...
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‘Unbelievable’ snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast
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 and towns across the region, and left plow drivers...
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Dogs ease pandemic isolation for nursing home residents
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 and reduce anxiety. Cats can also be...
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Death of 9 nuns highlights toll of coronavirus in convents
The wave of COVID-19 deaths at Provincial House mirrors the toll among retired or infirm nuns at several other convents around the country.
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