In 2012, a member of the Mississippi Legislature proposed a bill to rename portions of the gulf that touch that state's ...

The U.S. women and men’s national team visited the Rochester Institute of Technology to train for the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo.

ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming ...

President-elect Donald Trump, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, said he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of ...

Schenectady County has declared a Code Blue from Monday night through 7 a.m. Friday. During a Code Blue, the county's homeless shelters extend hours of operation to allow those needing shelter to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, has introduced a bill that would move headquarters for the United States Customs and Border Patrol to Texas. An Austin-based immigration attorney calls ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Over the last decade, the number of Americans that smoke or use tobacco has decreased, with half as many people smoking cigarettes now compared to 2008. “That's still almost 30 million ...

For several years now, staffing issues have plagued the health care industry, impacting many upstate facilities. Now, the pool of registered nurses (RNs) in New York state appears to be shrinking, ...

TEXAS — Macy’s Inc. on Thursday confirmed the closure of 66 of its department stores. Six of them are in Texas. The Texas locations slated for closure are: A complete list of closures is available ...

At its heart, the legislative session in Albany is an opportunity to create policies that help people lead better, more productive lives. Granted, some policies don’t rise to the occasion, which means ...

Friday night's wintry precipitation ended before sunrise Saturday for most of North Carolina. The only areas expected to see snow showers during the day Saturday will be the higher elevations of ...

AUGUSTA — The state’s dairy task force is asking lawmakers to consider a variety of potential funding streams to help keep more local farms in business, including increased taxes on cannabis, gambling ...