The national park remained open during previous government shutdowns thanks to state funding. Hochul said she wouldn't foot the bill this time.

Jane Goodall, a scientist whose studies of wild chimpanzees made her a household name, has died at the age of 91, according to an announcement posted by the Jane Goodall Institute. Chimpanzees seemed ...

Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.

Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.

Legislator Deborah Dawson at a 2022 event with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and local elected officials. The Democratic nominee for the Tompkins County Legislature’s District 7 seat, John V.

The incident which led to Zikuski’s resignation took place in Johnson City on July 18. A video posted on Facebook at the time showed his girlfriend Susan Rice arguing with a group of people including ...

In New York, Paulin sponsors a bill that would legalize psilocybin for health purposes. It would allow anyone age 18 or older to get a permit to possess and ingest psychedelic mushrooms if they have ...

Two separate, partisan spending bills failed in the Senate on Tuesday. The government will shut down at the end of the day barring a last-minute breakthrough.

WSKG’s Aurora Berry sat down with WSKG News Director Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo to talk through some of what listeners said about finding child care in the Southern Tier.

The outage was the first nationwide shutdown since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 and was part of their professed crackdown on immorality.

People are using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence apps to help them with emotional issues, but experts say they are not a substitute for therapy or companionship.

The Democratic Attorneys General Association announced it was setting up a fund that James and other officials could tap.