Albany considers letting employees live outside the city
The city may loosen its long-standing requirement that employees live in the city. A law introduced last fall would them to ...
Up to 4 inches of snow possible in areas north of Albany as storm hits Capital Region
A winter weather advisory has been expanded to the rest of the Capital Region as a storm system is expected to bring snow, ...
Reward offered after two cats found injured, with one shot
The two cats were found in the same area of Greene County. At least one had been shot in the paw. Upstate NY PAWS is offering ...
Gabbard awaits a final Senate vote on her nomination to be the director of national intelligence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's unconventional pick for director of national intelligence, awaited ...
The Latest: Consumer protection regulators get fill-in-the-blank firing memos
Probationary employees have less civil service protection because they’ve been on the job for less than a year. The bureau, ...
Armed with a drone, retired investigator finds missing Adirondack pets
On Christmas Eve, Chad Tavernia got a call from a woman about her golden retriever. Its leash had snapped, and the dog had run off, dragging 20 feet of leash with it. Eight inches of snow had fallen, ...
Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Here’s what’s happening
Repairs to Gaza’s badly damaged electricity, water, sewage and communications systems — as well as its torn up roads — are to ...
Powell says Trump's comments won't affect interest rate decisions by the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's calls for lower interest ...
Russian citizen freed in US in exchange for Moscow's release of American Marc Fogel
The Kremlin said Wednesday that a Russian citizen was freed in the United States in exchange for Moscow’s release of American Marc Fogel. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the ...
Hegseth makes first visit to NATO with allies impatient to hear about US plans for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made the first trip to NATO by a member of the new Trump ...
Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that ...
Alabama governor vows to sign bill that writes definitions of male and female into state law
The Alabama legislation was approved as more Republican-led states look to enact laws defining men and women. Nine states have similar laws, and several others are pushing to enact more laws this year ...