Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested that students would be safer in an active shooter situation if they were unable to use their ...

It is time that we hold banks accountable and lighten the burden of high overdraft fees for minor transactions..." ...

New York’s top education officials are raising concerns about a potential school cellphone ban as President Trump’s mass deportation plans threaten to separate undocumented children from their ...

A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, according to the Coast Guard, which arrived with icebreaking ...

New York students may no longer have cellphones with them from “bell to bell” under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed ban, but public schools will still need to ...

After New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her $252 billion budget proposal this week, local state lawmakers appear to be ...

Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight on Thursday announced its first all-female mission. Slated for October, 40 women veterans and their female guardians from Western New York and Bradford, Pa., will land in ...

A potential "bell to bell" cell phone ban in New York State schools has received a warm reception from the legislature after Governor Kathy Hochul proposed the ban during her recent State of the ...

Governor Kathy Hochul's initiative to ban cell phone use by students during school hours is gaining traction among educators, but it is also raising co ...

Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday advocated for restricting smartphone use in K-12 schools statewide, citing excessive cell phone use as a factor negatively impacting learning and children's mental ...

The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced. Leading the way is Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, with 13 nominations, including best picture and ...

Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a ...