“There’s extra magic in the air this holiday season as the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to almost a billion dollars!” the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the termination of 14 employees at a Utica-area state prison following an inmate’s death.

There’s a satisfying, almost O. Henry-like comeuppance at the end of “Party,” which is true of many of the stories in a ...

When I was a teenager in Tennessee during the 1980s, Christmas officially launched the day after Thanksgiving: holly wreaths ...

To use a word that appears often in the novel, “Time of the Child” is a miracle. Niall Williams’ gorgeous, wry and humane ...

For the sales week ended Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. Books in BOLD are debuts for the week.

Food is an important component of the holiday season for millions of people across the globe. Many a holiday host has ...

Sam Pies' MVP-level effort fueled Batavia/Notre Dame United's 5-1 win over Niagara Wheatfield in Saturday's David McCarthy ...

Two City of Batavia Police officers were injured while responding to a mental health incident of Trumbull Parkway on Saturday ...

Funding for the World Trade Center Health Program covering medical expenses for first responders and survivors suffering from ...

A delegation of American diplomats arrived in Syria to meet with representatives of several Syrian factions, including a ...

President Joe Biden signed funding legislation to keep the U.S. government operating until mid-March, avoiding a year-end ...