In 1987, Boston’s Larry Bird steals an inbounds pass from Detroit’s Isiah Thomas and feeds over his shoulder to a cutting Dennis Johnson for the winning basket as the Celtics pulls out an improbable 108-107 win over Detroit in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. See more sports moments …
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation have arrived in the Solomon Islands at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing’s military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region. Australia scrambled to counter the move by sendi…
The White House has announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Isla…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply condemned Russia’s war on Ukraine and called for global cooperation to overcome life-threatening challenges such as climate change, hunger and dependency on fossil fuels. Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Sc…
Germany’s energy and climate minister says the Group of Seven wealthy nations can lead the way on ending the use of coal. Coal is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that’s responsible for a large chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions. Senior officials from the G-7 countries are holding a thr…
After days of discussions about Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and other hot-button global issues, the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos is set to conclude with a speech by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The yearly gathering of elites that was suspended twice over the …
The General Staff of the Ukrainian military says the Russian forces have continued attempts to press their offensive in several sections of the frontline in the east and also launched missile and air strikes at infrastructure facilities across the country. A representative of the separatist …
After days of discussions about Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and other hot-button global issues, the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos is set to conclude with a speech by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The yearly gathering of elites that was suspended twice over the …
The General Staff of the Ukrainian military says the Russian forces have continued attempts to press their offensive in several sections of the frontline in the east and also launched missile and air strikes at infrastructure facilities across the country. A representative of the separatist …
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to improve accountability in policing. It's a meaningful but limited action on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death that reflected the challenges in addressing racism, excessive use of force and public safety with a deadlocked Congr…
Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan cancelled a planned, open-ended sit-in in Islamabad on Thursday, temporarily assuaging fears of protracted civil conflict after he led thousands on a march toward Parliament demanding the government’s resignation. Khan’s followers began con…
Hot and dry conditions persist for the West while severe weather brings rain to the East. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
NCAA rules remain clear when it comes to gambling on sports: Don't do it. Those rules are unlikely to change for athletes and athletic department employees even as legal sports betting becomes more pervasive. College conferences are expected to tap into the gambling business as a new revenue…
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Jack Kelly, 8, practices pitching to his dad, Eric, in the yard across from their home on Ross Street in Auburn.
Kevin Ellis, the longtime CEO of Cayuga Marketing and Cayuga Milk Ingredients, is leaving for another upstate New York dairy institution.
The retired police officer killed in the Buffalo supermarket shooting has been posthumously awarded the city police department's medal of honor and promoted to lieutenant. The honors were announced Wednesday as Aaron Salter and another shooting victim, Pearl Young, were laid to rest and as the country processes a newer massacre at a Texas school. Salter was working security and fired multiple times at the gunman who attacked the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo. The 77-year-old Young is being remembered as a great-grandmother, Sunday school teacher at her church, a longtime volunteer in its soup kitchen, and a substitute teacher in Buffalo Public Schools.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants to raise to 21 the age to legally purchase the type of weapons used in the mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas, and possible other firearms as well. The Democrat said she wants to work with the state Legislature to raise the legal purchasing age for AR-style rifles and will look at other firearms as well. Law enforcement officials say the 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school Tuesday had an AR-style rifle. So did the gunman who killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo earlier this month.
It’s become a common sight: jubilant Starbucks workers celebrating after successful votes to unionize at dozens of U.S. stores. But when the celebrations die down, a daunting hurdle remains. To win the changes they seek, like better pay and more reliable schedules, unionized stores must sit down with Starbucks and negotiate a contract. It’s a painstaking process that can take years. And it's all happening amid tensions between Workers United, which represents the unionized stores, and the Seattle coffee giant. Already, the NLRB has filed 45 complaints against Starbucks for various labor law violations, including firing workers for union activity. Starbucks has filed two complaints against the union, saying labor organizers harassed and intimidated workers at some stores.
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in a Bronx neighborhood has sickened 19 people since the beginning of the month, with one person dying. The Health Department says cooling towers in the borough’s Highbridge section have been tested for the presence of the bacteria Legionella which causes the disease, a form of pneumonia. The bacteria was found in four of the towers, which the department ordered to be disinfected. People can get Legionnaires’ disease when they breathe in water vapor with the bacteria. It isn’t contagious, and can be treated with antibiotics, but can be dangerous for some people like those with pre-existing conditions.
The state parole board is reconsidering its decision to grant parole to an 88-year-old inmate convicted of strangling and raping a teenager in the Rochester area 60 years ago.
Police are hoping the public can help identify those responsible for a break-in at the Verizon store in Auburn.
Arrests in the Cayuga County area reported by Auburn Police Department, New York State Police and the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office.
Arrests in the Cayuga County area reported by Auburn Police Department, New York State Police and the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office.
Amid speculation about Troy Waffner's departure, a New York State Fair spokesman says it was voluntary.
Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke Wednesday on the deadly school shooting in Texas.
Gov. Kathy Hochul called for new efforts to intercept the flow of illegal guns into New York State, require microstamping on some ammunition and raise the age for purchasing military-style rifles to 21.
After reports of a leave of absence and rumors about his fate, Troy Waffner is out as New York State Fair director.
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