This is a big year for LGBTQ+ candidates. Officials hope it's just the beginning

Voters head to the polls next week in an off-year election that is seeing a record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer candidates nationwide. And in Monroe County. “This is, I think, probably the highest number that have gotten to...

New York Poised to Be at the Forefront of AI Regulation; Five Bills Await Gov. Hochul’s Action

Among the hundreds of bills passed during New York’s 2025 legislative session are several pieces of legislation that impose regulations on developing and using AI. While some of the measures are aimed at refining recently adopted laws, some of the...

As '80s Iran convulsed, L.A. immigrants honed new sounds. This album lauds them - with warnings for today

All over Los Angeles, Zachary Asdourian hunted for the music of an Iran that could have been. The co-founder of the L.A. record label Discotchari scoured for dust-caked Persian pop records at Jordan Market in Woodland Hills; scanned the fliers for...

Buttigieg Backs NYC Socialist Mamdani, Hits Cuomo

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, considered a potential contender for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential nomination, raved about New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to “bring people together.” In...

New York human rights office fines apartment building owners $55K over poster telling tenants to report immigrants to ICE

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul praised a settlement reached to fine apartment building owners $55,000 after they hung a poster calling on tenants to report immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Officials said a building...

Carly Rae Jepsen and Cole M.G.N. Married at the Storied Chelsea Hotel in New York City

Cole wore a cream suit from Husbands in Paris and shoes by Gucci. All of the couple’s accessories were put together by Carly’s stylist Hayley Atkin, who selected shirts, shoes, cufflinks, and boutonnieres. The bridesmaids were given a jewel-toned...

US attorney fired by Trump joins Newsom's team

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joins ‘America Reports’ to break down a fatal California crash, allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant, and how the suspect was able to obtain a driver’s license. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!...

Cultural connections: Library sets Native American month speakers

SILVER CREEK — Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main St. announces the schedule for the annual speaker series in honor of Native American Heritage Month. All programs are free and open to the public. Please register for the programs by calling...

Popular Scots pizza chain named among ‘best in world’ to open brand new location in major city

A POPULAR Scottish pizza chain which was named among the best in the world is set to open up a brand new location. Bosses at New York-style Pizza joint Civerinos announced they will be opening another branch in Edinburgh. Sign up for Scottish Sun...

How the Erie Canal channeled new ideas and religious movements, including the LDS Church

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, the westernmost port of his brand-new Erie...

New York City Hall, Lawmakers Seek Answers on Reported ICE Sweep in Manhattan

A sudden federal sweep through Canal Street in Chinatown has City Hall and New York lawmakers demanding answers. Agents wearing Homeland Security Investigations jackets moved through the crowded corridor Tuesday afternoon, stopping vendors and...

What’s happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Oct. 29, 2025

Halloween event: Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff, will have a Halloween event on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 4 to 5 p.m. Halloween stories will be read and Halloween cookies will be decorated. Costumes are encouraged. Call (845)...

Zohran Mamdani’s incoherent education policies will destroy NYC’s fragile progress

For more than 20 years, New York City schools have operated under a simple idea: If one person is in charge, one person is accountable. Now mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani wants to break that link. Mayoral control works the same way any strong...

Fear Itself

I DON’T BELIEVE I was truly fearful until I became a mother, which was seven years ago now. There is experiencing fear for yourself, which is really an acute category of loneliness, when you become suddenly aware of your vulnerability and of your...

Notes On Liberation: Queer Activism Against War, Genocide And Imperialism

In an age marked by wars, geopolitical and social, as well as personal, queer bodies are often left most vulnerable to an onslaught of social, physical and psychological brutality. For long, war has been defined through a geopolitical parlance,...

Former Olympic boxer convicted of murdering daughter in Pa. and dumping her body in New York

A Lebanon County jury Friday convicted a New York man of killing his 25-year-old daughter in Pennsylvania and dumping her body in Staten Island, Attorney General Dave Sunday said. Kabary Salem, 57, a former Olympic boxer, faces a mandatory life...

The Akron Carnegie Public Library To Receive $10,000 Gift From Carnegie Corporation Of New York

Staff Report AKRON — The Akron Carnegie Public Library will receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie. The award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, an initiative celebrating the...

Photos: Hugh Panaro, Elizabeth Stanley, and The New York Pops Rehearse FROM STAGE TO SCREEN at Carnegie Hall

NYC public schools step up to support students after ICE parent arrests, offering legal, material, and emotional aid

NYC public schools step up to support students after ICE parent arrests New York City public schools are increasingly serving as critical lifelines for students whose parents are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), offering a...

USG Discusses Discretionary Funds and Proposals

The Fordham Rose Hill United Student Government (USG) met on Thursday, Oct. 23, to review proposals regarding class registration and excused absences for voting and discuss future events. Vice President of Facilities and Dining, Maddie Ando, FCRH...