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Police close Hudson Avenue, Avenue D neighborhood
Officers with the Rochester Police Department have closed off Hudson Avenue near Avenue D in Rochester. The RPD received reports of a motor vehicle crash Sunday at around ...
Can I get an extension if I can’t file taxes by April 15?
There are only a few days left to gather your documents, calm your nerves and hope for a good tax refund – but, if you ...
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through Texas communities in part because health ...
DiNapoli says NYS must improve handling medical equipment stockpile after pandemic
New York state bought hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of medical equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including x-ray machines and ventilators, that now ...
‘SNL’ roasts Trump tariffs in Easter cold open: ‘Stock market did a Jesus’
Jesus Christ is the name we’ve been saying a lot lately. We’re saying it a lot. We look at our 401K and say ‘Jesus Christ where did it all go?’” James Austin Johnson, as Trump, said. “I don’t ...
Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That’s created a political divide in Silicon Valley
Like many in the tech industry, Jeremy Lyons used to think of himself as a relatively apolitical guy. The only time he had participated in a demonstration before now was in ...
Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting to faithful in St. Peter’s Square
A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Good Palm Sunday, a good Holy Week,” in yet ...
Dozens are reported killed in east Congo as the government and Rwanda-backed rebels trade blame
At least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in Congo’s conflict-battered east, authorities said Saturday. The government traded blame with Rwanda-backed rebels over who ...
More than 20 people killed in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy
More than 20 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, the city’s acting mayor said Sunday. Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of ...
Israel strikes a hospital in Gaza, forcing evacuation as strikes intensify
Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn ...
Southeast Asia water festivals begin, but earthquake recovery blunts Myanmar’s celebrations
Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the ...