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PHOENIX — The Democratic base is angry. Not just at President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the "Make America Great Again" movement. Rank-and-file Democ...

IfRepublicansdare broach the subject of waste and fraud in Medicaid or Medicare, it will be seconds beforeDemocratsaccuse them of seeking to throw gra...

I have been involved in four different protests in downtown Olean and each time both the number of protesters and the number of passing motorists in a...

As I am writing this, I’m crossing the Canadian prairie. I’ve learned a lot about our country in the last week from the prospective of Irish, French, ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — A federal judge denied a Cornell University student’s initial effort to override executive orders that the student said are being use...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was pulling New York Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the Unit...

ALBANY (TNS) — Five years ago,Andrew Cuomo'sadministration quietly issued the nursing home order that changed everything for the former governor. At t...

In response to Christine Van Horn’s Readers' Turn to Write commentary in the March 22 edition of the Times Herald ( "The sky is falling indeed — on fr...

As someone who firmly believes in libertarian/conservative values and principles, I fully understand that compulsory national service could seem like ...

OLEAN — A man was handcuffed by police and removed from Tuesday’s Olean Common Council meeting after speaking out of order, leading to a short scuffle...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says New York seniors could soon feel the impacts of cuts to the Social Security Administration by the Trump administration. “...

In the wake of two major pieces of news recently, it has become more clear than ever that Congressman Nick Langworthy had better step up and start doi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Over the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump’s national security team has looked like a pack of amateurs. On Monday, The Atlantic...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education announces Voter Registration Day will be held Tuesday, April 22, in the Superintendent’s Office conferenc...

Democrats were against the filibuster before they were for it. The left continues to rage against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for casting a v...

OLEAN — The Olean Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St., in the John J. Ash Community Building, announces its schedule for the week of March 31. The center ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Several Upstate New Yorkcounties want to hire state correctional officers fired for striking, but they haven’t been able to because g...

NEW YORK — A Cornell University student who sued the Trump administration because he feared it would try to deport him for participating in pro-Palest...