New York’s top court ruled that a state law that would move many town and county-level elections to even-numbered years could be enforced.

Researchers and students from SUNY ESF and other schools are trapping mosquitoes and tracking viruses.

National Grid said expect to pay more to heat your home this winter. But there are things you can do to help curb costs.

A jury has begun deliberations in the upstate New York murder trial of three former corrections officers accused in the fatal beating of an inmate.

Young republican activists in New York with ties to top party leaders have been implicated in a texting scandal. Politico obtained text threads that had racist, antisemitic, and homophobic language.

The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.

Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from the Hot 100 singles chart once they've gotten too old to qualify as contemporary hits.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

NPR participated in a global research study led by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on news integrity in AI assistants. The study found that AI assistants routinely misrepresented news content.

The Berlin-based, Australian band strips down its glossy electro-pop sound, but keeps the sunlit melodies and soulful voices.

Newcomer Zohran Mamdani, age 34, has used social media and big progressive ideas to shoulder past Andrew Cuomo, who's 67 and long a member of Democratic Party royalty.

Vice President JD Vance is in Israel to address challenges in the Gaza ceasefire. And, the demolition of the East Wing of the White House has drawn criticism and raised questions about ethics.

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age.

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

The phrase appeals more to several demographics that strongly align with Trump, says Republican strategist Frank Luntz, including older voters, for whom he suggests it signals "a more simple past."