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The Center/The CenterAmid federal funding cuts, refugees in Utica are struggling. Now, a new fund aims to help provide basic needs. -
Payne Horning/WRVO NewsIn his state of the county address, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente said he’s looking to the future, while trying to address the county’s challenges. -
Jeongyoon Han/New York Public News NetworkKing’s defense of SUNY’s research and curriculum comes as President Donald Trump and the Department of Education have mounted an offensive on higher education institutions that they say promote “radical left” ideology. -
Emily Russell/NCPRBorder crossings from Canada into the North Country have dropped significantly in recent months compared to last spring. The decline in traffic comes amid an ongoing trade war with Canada.
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The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying to Congress over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic -
At Monday’s Watertown City Council meeting, two councilors switched their vote on a resolution allowing the city to raise taxes more than the state cap of 2.5 percent, allowing the motion to pass. -
The bill — which now moves to the Assembly for debate — marks the first major legislative step lawmakers have taken in response to the beating deaths of two Black men incarcerated in upstate correctional facilities. -
Lawmakers in Albany are considering establishing a minimum wage and setting the base rate at half the state’s minimum wage – which currently is between $15.50 and $16.50. -
A new Siena College poll finds 36% of New York voters want Gov. Kathy Hochul to have a second term in office, but more than half prefer someone else.
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The dissident filmmaker's thriller is a stinging critique of oppression in his home country. -
Your state DMV probably won't text you about unpaid fees — but scammers will. -
The latest criticism from the Trump administration of Harvard University highlighted the number of international students entering the United States each year for higher education. -
Cerro San Cristobal in the heart of Chile's capital offers stunning views of wildflowers, pine forests and the soaring Andes. -
Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs. -
Trump's misleading video of a 'burial site' for white South African farmers reopened 'new wounds,' victim's son tells NPR. -
Character actor George Wendt was known to a generation as Norm, the beleaguered, lovable everyman on the sitcom Cheers. He died this week at the age of 76. -
The long-running franchise taps into a common fear: You're going to die eventually, and there's nothing you can do about it. Final Destination Bloodlines is the sixth installment. -
The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ancient armored fish. -
Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is a day to honor and mourn fallen military service members. NPR readers share stories of the loved ones they've lost.