Overview: The U.S. is experiencing its first blast of summer as a heat wave that began on June 20 roasts the Great Plains and expands into parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes and the East Coast.

Gov. Kathy Hochul made a stop in Saranac Lake on Friday to say that the North Country is “under siege” by Washington, D.C.

New York now has a permanent state office dedicated to combating gun violence as shootings decline, except those involving ...

A new law covers online ransom attempts, cybersecurity training and other areas. The move comes as the Empire State works to ...

Students at California’s San Mateo High School, about 20 minutes south of San Francisco, have been prohibited since 2019 from ...

As federal support dries up, the lines outside New York City pantries stretch down blocks and around corners. Advocates say ...

As some Wall Street billionaires melt down over Zohran Mamdani’s policy platform, a prominent progressive economist argues ...

Governor Kathy Hochul delivered a pointed warning Friday in Albany, calling out Washington Republicans for pushing policies ...

One could argue, as his lawyers have for months, that Luis Bernier should be out of prison by now. Instead he has languished on Rikers Island since March 12 because he can’t get transferred to prison ...

Governor Hochul signs a law to improve New York's cyber defenses by requiring quicker incident reporting and annual training ...

After a washout May and early June, summer in the Big Apple is breaking records and taking its toll on residents ...

New York's power grid withstood the recent power wave, but will continue to face peak usage problems as demand grows and ...