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Arthur G. Austin Jr. has lived a life of service — 37 years in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of one-star general. But in retirement in Cuba he has...

ALBANY — New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court rule...

Reflect, remember and remind. That was the message as leaders from the Seneca Nation gathered Friday morning, joined by Western New York dignitaries, ...

OLEAN — After 14 years of moves and plans, a permanent home for the African American Center for Cultural Development saw its ribbon cutting on Wednesd...

Democrats calm themselves over President Joe Biden’s miserable poll numbers by noting that the election remains months away, an eternity in politics. ...

Due to the Veterans Day federal holiday, a digital edition of the Olean Times Herald will not be published for Monday. The Times Herald’s offices will...

This week could mark the most consequential development on the U.S.-Mexico border since January 2021, when President Joe Biden essentially opened the ...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Most Americans are unaware that the United States is already fighting a war with China that involves Taiwan. This war isn’t yet b...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Most Americans are unaware that the United States is already fighting a war with China that involves Taiwan. This war isn't yet b...

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital Auxiliary has launched its Veterans Day fundraiser, which runs through Nov. 11. Honor a veteran by purchasing a 1 1/2-i...

In two days at Shiloh in April 1862, the Union and Confederate armies altogether suffered 23,000 casualties, a shattering total that was the worst of ...

Generations of reliance on Saudi oil has skewedthe United States'relationship with the corrupt medieval monarchy. The economic reality precluded the B...

A U.S. president isn’t a king. No matter how much some who hold the office would wish it otherwise. Even if you believe in your heart of hearts that s...

Much of the nation’s political and commentary class had a near-nervous breakdown when 48 Venezuelans who had crossed illegally into the United States ...

The ongoing Ukrainian counter-offensive, if successful, could reshape the war and the geopolitical contours of Europe. It is a testament to Ukrainian ...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — China’s economy is in trouble. The juggernaut that once looked bound for global domination is slowing down — and not only in the s...

Not for a hundred years has there been such a pronounced drop in U.S. life expectancy, from 79 years in 2019 to 76 just two years later, in 2021, acco...

I was in the hills of northern Italy last week, mostly on vacation but also curious to see how the war in Ukraine has affected life next door in Europ...