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Advocates say to get an accurate count, census outreach efforts need to begin by January. Photo: U.S. Census Bureau NEW YORK - Now is the time to begin distributing funds for promoting participation in the 2020 census: That's the…

More than 700,000 children in New York State live in areas of concentrated poverty. File photo: Pixabay. ALBANY N.Y. - A new report says the percentage of children living in areas of concentrated poverty has dropped in 29 states, but…

In order to protect consumers, each reverse mortgage candidate is required to attend a free, confidential counseling session with a local independent housing counseling agency approved by FHA. File photo: Pixabay. GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO…

One of Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr.'s two most popular songs was titled Ain't That a Shame; he is shown here on the The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, taken from a video-tape source. Domino died on October 24, 2017, at his home in Harvey,…

Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Walt Disney Company have closed their $9.6 billion deal for Sinclair to buy 21 Fox Regional Sports Networks and Fox College Sports. File photo: Pixabay. WASHINGTON - On Dec. 13, 2017, The Walt Disney…

After an 11-day trial, Aleksandr Suris, 51, and Maxim Sverdlov, 44, both of Sherman Oaks, California, were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. File…

Green roofs lower heating and cooling costs by increasing a building's energy efficiency. Photo credit: Victor217, Adobe Stock. NEW YORK - Some building owners in New York City now have added incentive to create a green space on their…

Renewable resources such as hydroelectric now supply 26 percent of New York's energy. Photo credit: Demerzel21 / Adobe Stock. ALBANY, N.Y. - To reach clean energy goals, New York needs to maintain its existing baseline of renewable…

Sherry Swan is one of many Californians who have filed complaints to the state’s Senior Medicare Patrol about potential fraud related to genetic tests. “It was just a scam from the minute he opened his mouth,” Swan says of a man who…

Glenn Greenidge, Executive Director of the Jamaica Queens based Sutphin Blvd Business Improvement District (BID). In addition to promoting a positive relationship between the police and the Sutphin Blvd. community, Greenidge’s job engages…

Senator Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, giving a presentation on his healthcare proposal in June 1971. Six years earlier he assured us that the change in our immigration laws would not be a problem or have an adverse effect…

After reporting by KHN, NPR and CBS, Fresenius has agreed to waive Sovereign Valentine's huge bill for out-of-network dialysis care. Photo credit: Tommy Martino for KHN. PHILADELPHIA, PA –  Fresenius, one of the two largest dialysis…

The new budget deal will increase U.S. discretionary spending in 2020 fiscal year to $1.37 trillion, an increase from $1.32 trillion in 2019, according to reports. The deal brings the nation closer to avoiding steep spending cuts and…

NEW YORK - A cut in state funding will severely impact a program that helps people with disabilities remain in their homes. That's the message advocates for people with disabilities want Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hear.  The Consumer…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding the company’s use and protection of user data following the Cambridge Analytica breach. During the nearly five hour hearing, Mr.…

Do we need any more verification as to what Sir Walter Scott opined in the Eighteenth Century when he said, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive”? Scott was a Scottish historical novelist. His works remain…

According to Rotten Tomato's movie review website, "heartwarming, funny, and beautifully animated, Toy Story 4 manages the unlikely feat of extending -- and perhaps concluding -- a practically perfect animated saga." The movie scores a 98%…

NEW YORK - Nearly 40 percent of New Yorkers believe Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the villain rather than the hero in Amazon’s recent decision to pull out of the state, according to a poll published Monday. Only 12 percent of…

CALIFORNIA - Students and parents filed a class-action lawsuit against several colleges following a massive admissions bribery scandal revealed Tuesday. The lawsuit argues applicants did not have a fair chance in the…

NEW YORK - Todd McMurtry, attorney for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann, said major media outlets have yet to apologize for besmirching his client’s name in the public sphere. “First off, we think that people…

WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Paul Manafort to 73 months in prison Wednesday, days after the former Trump campaign chairman received a 47-month sentence in a separate case in Virginia. U.S. District…

BEIJING – China is trying to stem an economic slowdown, including rising unemployment, continuing into the first two months of 2019 after documenting its worst year of economic growth in nearly 30 years in 2018. Beijing is…

WASHINGTON - The Southern Poverty Law Center recently reported assets of over half a billion dollars, $121 million of which sits outside the U.S. SPLC is a left-wing group whose subjective political rankings are used by media and…

WASHINGTON - Norwegian Air is demanding Boeing compensate the airline after over a dozen of its 737 Max 8 airplanes were grounded following a deadly Sunday crash that killed 157 people. The airline asked the corporation Wednesday to…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvbU9xuDyC8 WASHINGTON - Greenpeace is distancing itself from Green New Deal critic and ecologist Patrick Moore, dubiously claiming the former activist is not one of its co-founders. “Patrick Moore…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB_pu-K8g_o WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, frequently criticized by President Donald Trump for raising interest rates, said he does not believe the president can fire him, during…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNIXdeAmE6M NEW YORK - Immigration activists see their campaign to get banks to divest from private prison companies as a backdoor way to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by taking…