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…
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee held a hearing on China’s growing influence in the Panama Canal Zone after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. should take over the waterway by force, if necessary, because of China’s growing role there. What You Need To Know The Senate Commerce Committee, led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas,…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A presidential executive order is being talked about that stops, at least for now, refugees from coming into the United States. What You Need To Know An executive order stops refugees from entering the U.S. Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program Executive Order begins The order is temporary for now The Realigning…
President Donald Trump’s blizzard of executive orders this week includes a directive suspending the resettlement of refugees in the U.S. That has placed thousands of people desperate to leave Afghanistan in limbo, including family members of U.S. service members. Spectrum News One spoke with a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina who said his sister…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Following a Wednesday meeting with Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “everything is on the table” as the country prepares to defend against economic threats from the Trump administration which takes office next week. However, Empire Center for Public Policy Research Director Ken Girardin does not take seriously suggestions…
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…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Job growth in the United States outpaced analyst predictions in December by about 100,000. The Bureau of Labor report released Friday showed the country gained about 256,000 jobs in December. “At the aggregate level, there’s some good news in this report as there has been in a lot of the BLS monthly reports…
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…
WASHINGTON — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday. What You Need To Know Jimmy Carter’s state funeral has moved to Washington after observances in his native Georgia The 39th president’s remains left the Carter Presidential Center on…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The next round of bitter cold was set to envelop the southern U.S. on Tuesday, after the first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath of the country with ice, snow and wind. What You Need To Know The first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath…