DETROIT — At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Ronald Reagan is engraved on one wall. “Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the United States stand as a symbol for the future,” Reagan said upon signing a 1988 free trade pact with America’s northern neighbor. “Let it forever be not…
SCARBOROUGH — The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans. The industry is based mostly in Maine, where lobsters are both a cultural signifier and the backbone of the coastal economy. The state’s haul of lobsters has declined every year from 2021, when it was…
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is threatening to sue the state of Maine over the state allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports at public schools and universities. In a Feb. 25 letter to Gov. Janet Mills, Bondi said Maine’s policy violates Title IX of the federal Educational Amendments Act of 1972. …
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Darian Bryan owns the Plating Society in Buffalo, a private chef’s table that can seat up to 30. “I cook right here. People watch me. I sing, I dance, I entertain,” said Bryan. What You Need To Know February is Black History Month New York’s SNAP-Ed program works to educate and highlight many Black…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — After every U.S. election, millions of people are left represented by a candidate they don’t align with. While some take that time to rally for the next election, others might be looking for an escape plan. The idea of leaving the country after an election isn’t exactly something new. It’s kind of…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ryan Corbett was reunited with his family early Wednesday morning in San, Antonio, Texas, where he touched U.S. soil for the first time after spending nearly 900 days in Taliban custody. He’s taking time to recover and reunite with his family down south before returning to where he grew up in Dansville in Livingston…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At Bristol Mountain, the U.S. ski team is hitting the slopes and the skies. The top athletes from across the country are in Canandaigua practicing ahead of the 2025 U.S. Freestyle Aerials National Championship. “We’ve had fresh snow and it’s cold out; skiing couldn’t be better right now,” said Bristol Mountain freestyle…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Volleyball can be a loud sport from the cheering, the plays and the sets. But what if you can’t hear it? What You Need To Know The men’s and women’s USA national deaf indoor volleyball teams practiced at Rochester Institute of Technology, holding scrimmages with other local teams as they train to compete…
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. Rocky Harris, USOPC chief of sport and athlete services, sent an email to U.S. Biathlon…
DUNKIRK, N.Y. — A little more than four months into the academic year, a handful of school districts across New York state have banned student cell phones from the classroom. It’s a subject Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to discuss during her State of the State address next month. One upstate district has given its…