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President Donald Trump; his wife, Melania, and other family members arrive for the presidential inaugural parade.

Digital Transition Of Power Is Not So Peaceful

As with every new administration, Donald Trump and his team took over the White House website Friday.

File photo: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Opponents Slam Cuomo Over Corruption Trial Of Former Associates

Prosecutors and lawyers for the defense gave opening statements Monday in the bid-rigging trial of a former associate of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo…

Pittsfield School Committee Stands By Removal Of Columbus Day

After months of contentious debate, the Pittsfield School Committee on Wednesday doubled down on its decision to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous…

People gather outside the Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping center to pay tribute to the victims of a fire that engulfed the mall on Sunday, killing at least 64 people. The building's alarm system reportedly had been shut off.

Putin Says Deadly Mall Fire In Central Russia Due To 'Criminal Negligence'

Thousands gathered in Kemerovo to protest the official response to the blaze, which reportedly killed dozens of children. Four people have also reportedly been detained for questioning.

NASA Pushes Back Launch Date On Webb Space Telescope, Citing COVID-19

The launch of the $10 billion spacecraft, which scientists hope will see back to the time when the first galaxies were formed, has been rescheduled for Oct. 31, 2021.

Tropical Storm Isaias downed wires and uprooted trees, like this one in New York City, leaving millions of customers without power in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday. The governors of Connecticut and New York have each declared a state of emergency and are calling for investigations into state utility companies' response.

New York And Connecticut Call For Probes Into Utility Companies' Response To Isaias

Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Ned Lamont are seeking investigations as thousands of customers remain without power in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.

Blair Horner: The U.S. Attorney Once Again Targets Albany

Ethics was, once again, Albany’s big news last week. Another lawmaker, long-time Assemblyman Bill Scarborough, pled guilty and faces prison, and Senate…

NYS Public Campaign Financing Effort Limited To Comptroller

Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York lawmakers are being criticized by good-government advocates for a budget agreement that tests public campaign financing…

Severe Storms Leave Nine Dead In Midwest

Several people are dead in southern Illinois and Missouri after storms swept through the area. Kansas was also hit hard.

An agent walks past the head of a statue depicting the Greek goddess Themis, outside the Brazilian Supreme Court building that was damaged by supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Brazil's army chief has been fired in the aftermath of this month's uprising

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief on Saturday. Lula has said that some in the military allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.

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