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When pondering over the creation of the universe, I have found my answers in the Holy Book of Quran, the Islamic Sacred Book which was revealed to Pro...

I was pretty late to the Facebook scene. A couple years ago I broke down and set up my own page, mostly because I was getting drawn more and more into...

“And so we understand that ordinary people are messengers of the Most High. They go about their tasks in holy anonymity. Often, even unknown to themse...

WASHINGTON — Just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, I was in Moscow, talking to our respected and well-informed American ambassador about the f...

I would like to correct misinformation about the proposed brine treatment plant by Epiphany Water Solutions in nearby Potter County. First, Epiphany’s...

It's no secret that the mainstream media loathes President Trump. The coverage of the Trump administration has broken all records in terms of consiste...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Republicans are telling President Donald Trump in ever blunter terms to lay off his escalating criticism of special counsel Rob...

A new poll shows Gov. Andrew Cuomo holding big leads over two potential Republican challengers and “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon, who announce...

Each coming spring, my sister-in-law and I share a task we take very seriously. The Gordy Wuethrich Memorial Scholarship is administered through a fou...

The silence was deafening at Hinsdale Central School’s National School Walkout. Students’ steps were a murmur in the hallways, filing past me into a c...

The FBI, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts all see problems with Confucius Institutes. These Ch...

The Seneca Nation of Indians, by opposing the fracking wastewater treatment plant in Coudersport, Pa., has helped me heal from unjustly being given a ...

Tens of thousands of adults in upstate New York are gambling with their health by choosing not to be screened for colon cancer, according to research ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Jennifer Emejulu went to see "Black Panther," the New Jersey resident didn't feel like wearing any of the traditional Nigerian cl...

The conviction of a former top aide to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo spurred fresh demands to address Albany’s culture of backroom dealing Wednesday — ...

WASHINGTON — It has suddenly occurred to me that I am in danger of becoming "Britishized." What is good and noble and lasting about being English surr...

(TNS) Here’s an exquisite potential irony for you: The most bellicose president of modern times negotiates nuclear detente on the Korean Peninsula aft...

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using the Florida school shooting as a springboard to launch attack ads against seven New York GOP congressional members...