MEXICO CITY — Mexican and U.S. officials have agreed to work together more closely to tackle record migration at their shared border, the countries' governments said in a joint statement on Thursday, a day after high-level talks on stemming record numbers. Following a visit to Mexico by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the countries
WASHINGTON — When you buy eyedrops at a U.S. store, you might assume you're getting a product made in a clean, well-maintained factory that's passed muster with health regulators. But repeated recalls involving over-the-counter drops are drawing new attention to just how little U.S. officials know about the conditions at some manufacturing plants on the
HOUSTON — This year held some truly out-there moments in the world of science and space travel. With SpaceX's Mars rocket erupting into a ball of flames over the ocean (twice) and a spacecraft swinging by Earth to drop off pieces of an asteroid that could contain solar system secrets — some events felt ripped
NEW YORK (WKBW) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the state has opted into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT). The governor's office said more than $200 million in federal funding will be allocated to New York. The program is designed to reduce hunger and food
SCHENECTADY — A pedestrian hospitalized after being struck earlier this week by a vehicle on Van Vranken Avenue remains in critical condition, police said Thursday. The individual, who police have not identified, was transported to Albany Medical Center after first responders discovered them unconscious at the 1600 block of Van Vranken Avenue shortly after 9
CHILLICOTHE, Missouri — Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after the mother had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole. Blanchard was released early in the day from
NISKAYUNA — Two Schenectady residents have been identified as the victims of a deadly Saturday morning crash in Niskayuna, according to the police. Police responded at 4:39 a.m. to Saint David’s Lane near Morgan Avenue following reports of a single vehicle crash into a street. When first responders arrived at the scene, the car was on
RIO DE JANEIRO — The death of a young Brazilian fan who fell ill at a concert by U.S. singer Taylor Swift in sweltering Rio de Janeiro last month was due to heat exhaustion, police said on Wednesday. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, collapsed at the Nilton Santos Stadium on Nov. 17 while attending the first
LOS ANGELES — Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86. The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday at home in
ALBANY N.Y. (WKBW) — State lawmakers passed the 2024 Fiscal Year Budget late Tuesday night, over a month after the April 1 deadline. It rings in at $229 billion with funds going towards education, health care, development, and more. Education: The new budget invests $34 billion dollars in public schools across the state. More than
