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General Motors plans to invest $68 million in its Rochester facility — securing the future of the Lexington Avenue plant that seemed in jeopardy just two years ago.

The Albany County Legislature has passed legislation aimed at curbing the availability and use of illegal guns.

Authorities continue to investigate an Easter weekend break-in at Troy city hall.

On Monday, Republicans held the second of at least four planned hearings designed to focus on health insurance price increases. GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, blames the problem on the Affordable Care Act.

Alice Brock, made famous in Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant," believes in improvisation. And it's a good thing, too — she knew nothing about running a restaurant when she opened her now legendary business.

In softcover nonfiction, Vali Nasr analyzes foreign policy, Kathryn Miles details the fate of a ship fleeing famine and Kurt Vonnegut's letters reveal a man both hilarious and haunted. In fiction, Rachel Kushner plunges into the world of Italian radicals, Jamie Quatro crafts surreal tales and Alejandro Zambra weaves a Chilean meta-narrative.

Higher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.

The pardons will apply to all adult Massachusetts state court misdemeanor convictions before March 13, 2024, for possession of marijuana.

A Capital Region pharmacy has been recognized with a state designation.

This month state and local officials celebrated the completion of the first phase of construction of the Adirondack Rail Trail.