Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is seeking permission to close five more state prisons with 90 days of notice in the next fiscal year ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to ...

The national average price of gasoline rose for a second week in a row, up 2.2 cents to $3.11 per gallon, and in New York ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting ...

With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role – and they say the evolution of this singular ...

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission has recorded a spike of sea lampreys related to travel restrictions that occurred during ...

In a move to help solve the statewide walkout of correction officers, the state offered some measures Thursday.

At least two passengers on Delta Flight 4819, which caught fire and flipped over during a crash-landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport this week, are suing the airline and its ...

A classic rock band has canceled two concerts after its lead singer was diagnosed with cancer. Kansas vocalist Ronnie Platt revealed last week that he needs time off for thyroid cancer treatments, but ...