There were 25 fires at vacant homes and businesses in the city of Syracuse in 2024.

Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare from the massive tax and spending bill amount to nearly $99 million in New York.

A comprehensive economic report, commissioned by Upstate Medical University, shows education and medicine continue to drive the central New York economy.

All 731 school districts in New York are required to have plans in place for a cell phone ban by the end of this week. So far, more than 400 districts have finalized plans for the new Distraction-Free Schools law.

The Syracuse City School District is analyzing what the fallout might be from President Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" that was recently passed by Congress.

The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms.

Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers, including for a key overdose prevention program.

The idea that each year produces a few unofficial "songs of the summer" has been rattling around for ages. But do we have a strong contender this year?

The weapons include U.S. missiles for Patriot air defense systems already in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he had a "productive" call with President Trump.

The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C.

Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't have jurisdiction over the caller's case, employees say.

Combs was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation for prostitution. The music mogul had filed a request to be released on bail before his sentencing, which is scheduled for Oct. 3.

River Tiber's Tiny Desk is a brilliant game of musical chairs. Band members frequently trade instruments mid-song, pushing the boundaries of what can happen in this small space.

In July and August of 2024 in Bangladesh, student protesters' push for change drove the authoritarian prime minister out of power. Hundreds of demonstrators were killed.

With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making sure their youngsters are poised to checkmate.