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Developers looking to build thousands of wind turbines off the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast are coming up against a force even more relentless t...

For Americans under 20, an epidemic much deadlier than Covid-19 has raged over the last three years. Deaths among those aged 1 to 19 surged 20% — driv...

Many restaurants pipe in music as a backdrop while patrons dine. In some, I’ve found, the music is subtle, almost unnoticeable, like what we call “ele...

We are accustomed to the occasional strong winds and elements here in Western New York, but events of the past couple weeks took many by surprise. The...

Can Rep. Tom Reed tell me why he so strongly supports President Trump? Is it because he has been trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, includin...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Amid vast uncertainty about the Republican Party’s future, several of its rising stars spoke at the convention this week with a dua...

Anxiety can be a funny thing. It’s defined as “a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncer...

ALBANY — The report this week from the state Health Department tries to deflect blame for thousands of coronavirus deaths in the state’s nursing homes...

“DC should be a state. Pass it on.” That’s the message supporters of D.C. statehood pushed on social media late last week as the U.S. House of Represe...

Life is often made up of the unexpected. You could be one who planned it all out when you were young. I’ll finish high school, then go on to college. ...

As rumors of Kim Jong-un’s death circulated in April, some speculated that his sister and confidant, Kim Yo Jong, might soon succeed him as North Kore...

As citizens and officials across the U.S. consider whether and how to reform policing, they might look to Northern Ireland. Over the past 20 years, a ...

Oh come on, Democrats. Words matter. “Defund” police? Really? Do you WANT four more years of Donald Trump as an arbitrary, dangerous, cruel ruler? No ...

I think Lucy, my cat, is becoming annoyed with me. I’m a pretty good kitty mom, even though we do use the leash she grew up on in a busier community. ...

During times of chaos and division, uncertainty and unrest, tension and suffering, we look to our leaders to help guide the ship. We look to our leade...

Politicians all over the political spectrum are coming around to the commonsensical conclusion that, regardless of how unwarranted, scandalous and ill...

What can you do with a rolling pin? Does every household even still have one? These wooden cylindrical items with flexible handles were made to roll o...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Here’s what we’ve been told as the deadly COVID-19 pandemic has kept the U.S. in lockdown and shuttered the economy: Trust the expert...