New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several gun safety bills into law Wednesday in New York City. One requires firearms dealers in the state to post a sign where weapons are sold, displayed or delivered ...

WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans up and down the ballot are airing campaign ads criticizing transgender rights. It is a trend that’s being seen in other states, too. Republican leaders defend the ads, ...

HONOLULU — Who’s still in? After another crushing game in which the Hawaii football team competed and did not see its efforts rewarded, that’s what coach Timmy Chang and quarterback Brayden Schager ...

As cold and flu season is picking up, October is RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Awareness Month. Did you know that between 60,000 and 160,000 older adults will be hospitalized with the illness ...

ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — Volunteers have become very important in western North Carolina after the devastation of Hurricane Helene. However, what they are finding and having to clean up may not be pleasant ...

BURNSVILLE, N.C. — As western North Carolina communities and businesses rebuild from the destruction of Hurricane Helene three weeks ago, some residents remain cut off after roads and bridges washed ...

A New York state Supreme Court judge in Syracuse on Tuesday ruled that the new state law that will move many local elections to line up with state and federal elections in even-numbered years violates ...

With less than a month before the November election, the Cook Political Report shifted Texas’s Senate race between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred from “likely Republican” to ...

Human trafficking is an issue in communities across the country, including here in New York. According to the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, so far this year, there have been ...

HOUSTON — Multiple Houston area teachers have been placed on administrative leave after parents brought forward allegations that they were giving students sleep patches. As a precaution, the district ...

WASHINGTON — Abortion rights have become a major presidential election issue since the reversal of Roe v. Wade upended the political and legal landscape across the U.S. Almost half of the states have ...

A black bear injured a police officer last week at The North Carolina Arboretum in Buncombe County during recovery efforts from Helene, according to Arboretum officials. It happened on Oct. 2 near ...