Veterans around the state are having mixed reactions to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s promise to impose stricter national military standards, including gender-neutral fitness guidelines that could force women out of combat. Hegseth told admirals and generals in Quantico on Sept. 30 that he’ll impose the highest male standard for all combat roles and change…
Folks born far and wide finalized the long road to officially become United States citizens Friday in Ulster County. Austrailian-born Mathieu Tozer has lived in the U.S. on a green card for more than 15 years, coming to California before switching coasts. Tozer said he really wanted to become a citizen so his voice could…
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament, which used to be her roadblock. The way Pegula is playing at this U.S. Open, it may be just another stop on the way back to the final. Pegula rolled into the last eight by routing fellow American Ann Li…
Latest details on Western New York bus crash that killed at least five people – CBS News Watch CBS News At least five people are dead and dozens are injured after a tour bus traveling from Niagara Falls flipped over on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, New York. Source link
NEW YORK (AP) — This is supposed to be Jessica Pegula’s favorite part of the season. She says so herself. And why wouldn’t it be? Pegula gets to stay in North America. She gets to compete in front of friendly and supportive crowds. She gets to play on hard courts, her preferred surface. She gets…
Businesses in New York state will likely have a chaotic few months as companies gauge the consequences of federal tariffs that took effect in the last week. President Donald Trump made tariffs a central fixture of the economic strategy that helped him get elected last fall, and maintains they’ll offset national trade deficits. Business leaders…
The United States special envoy has arrived in Israel to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and Gov. Kathy Hochul weighed in Thursday calling for aid to reach Palestinians amid a growing crisis in the region. She issued a statement calling for “lasting peace that protects the lives of both Israelis and Palestinians.” “The…
A new alert from the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection takes aim at something that’s become ingrained in many of our daily lives: digital payment apps. Whether it’s Venmo, Zelle or Cash App, officials say scammers took $390 million from people nationwide last year. And the scams are only getting more sophisticated,…
Travel across the border dropping in both directions this summer. A release from National Statistical Office of Canada showed that the amount of Canadian residents traveling back over the border has dropped drastically in the past year – by about a third. That is something that is being noticed in Western New York as well….
State and federal lawmakers are pushing back on plans by the General Services Administration to move the Buffalo Passport Agency out of downtown Buffalo and into the suburbs. Leading the charge is Rep. Tim Kennedy, NY-26, who says the office is currently located in a perfect location, citing people who take nearly a dozen different…