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Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple is adjusting his glasses, wearing a black sheriff's uniform and standing at a lectern with a bunch of microphones on it. District Attorney Lee Kindlon is wearing a full suit and looking at Apple. They have a white board behind them because they're doing this press conference in a former college classroom.
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Albany County Sheriff's investigator searched Flock cameras for ex's car 3,000 times
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The arrest of an Albany County Sheriff's Investigator marks the Capital Region's first high-profile case of an officer being arrested for illegally using Flock cameras.
Sr. Jane Morrissey (center) was the subject of celebration Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, as The Gray House, a Springfield non-profit she helped create, honored her time in the city ahead of her departure from the area.
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Catholic religious sister, co-founder of beloved western Mass. nonprofit retires
James Paleologopoulos
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Poughkeepsie parents share concerns about technology in the classroom
Elias Guerra
Senator Peter Welch (left) and Senator Bernie Sanders attend a National Guard ceremony at Camp Johnson, VT
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Vermont Senators welcome return of National Guard but pan the war in Iran
Pat Bradley
The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.
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Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
Jonaki Mehta

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025.
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Carney warns Canadians of tough times ahead as counter tariffs take effect
Dan Karpenchuk
The Canadian prime minister addressed his nation in a video message as a tariff war with the United States continues with no relief in immediate sight.
The national flags of Canada, front, and the United States fly outside the Galleria Mall in Buffalo, New York, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.
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Canada's retaliatory tariffs go into effect on $20 billion worth of US products
Dan Karpenchuk
A large sand sculpture commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence inside the Center of Progress building at the New York State Fair.
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Despite severe weather and new security challenges, officials call the 2026 State Fair a success
Ellen Abbott
Pittsford, New York along Erie Canal in Monroe County.
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, right, drives to the basket against Sydney Taylor of the Chicago Sky on Aug. 23.
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How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars
Sam Fragoso
Sports journalist Sabreena Merchant says culture war issues related to race and trans athletes threaten to overshadow exceptional play on the WNBA court.
Barbara Keating, shown with her husband William, was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11. She died on 9/11 when terrorists crashed the plane into the World Trade Center. Her remains were identified last year and on Friday she'll be laid to rest.
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Barbara Keating died in the 9/11 attack. She's finally being laid to rest
Brian Mann
Dr. Rupa Narra shares a before and after photo from Thursday's shift in an Ebola treatment unit in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Narra and her colleagues are limited to about an hour at a time with patients in the unit due to the difficulty and risks of working in protective gear.
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'I've never seen anything like this' -- A U.S. doctor treats Ebola's youngest victims
Durrie Bouscaren
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What to watch this fall: Here are 16 TV shows we're looking forward to
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