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One of five possible designs being considered to replace the white and blue license plates in New York. Screenshot taken from Governor Cuomo's website.

NY DMV Commissioner Calls Out Critics of the Proposed License Plates

Beginning next April, residents with the older blue and white plates will have to turn them in for new plates. Mark J.F. Schroder believes that’s enough time to work with the legislature to explore alternatives.

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. on the Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Matt Rourke / The Associated Press)

Pennsylvanians Say They’re Fed Up With Secrecy And Manipulation Surrounding Redistricting

Citizens think the state’s redistricting process is broken and corrupt, manipulated by politicians for their own gain, and lacks transparency.

Paula Horrigan speaking at a public hearing of the Planning Board in the Village of Trumansburg. August 29, 2019. (Photo: Celia Clarke/WSKG Public Media)

Trumansburg Continues To Debate New Affordable Housing Development

Most at the hearing oppose a proposed mixed income housing development.

The Last Days of an Iconic Singer

The Cider Mill Stage is host to the play-with-music 'End of the Rainbow' by Peter Quilter.

Rose de Groat (left) and Cadji Ferguson (right) outside Tompkins County Courthouse on August 26, 2019 (Photo: Celia Clarke/WSKG)

Cadji Ferguson Found Not Guilty

The 26-year-old Ithaca man was arrested in April after an altercation on the Ithaca Commons. The judge ruled Friday.

Tents at a temporary holding facility for migrants in El Paso, earlier this year. Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security focus has shifted increasingly towards immigration and border enforcement.

With Hurricane On Its Way, Trump's Move To Shift Funds Puts Priorities In Question

The transfer of funds has ignited new criticism that the administration's intense focus on the border and immigration enforcement is leaving the United States vulnerable to other threats.

Jasmine Cho's cookie portrait of Afong Moy, who is often cited as the first Chinese woman to step foot in the United States. Beginning in the 1830s, Moy was put on display before crowds as a curiosity.

Cookie Artist Teaches Edible Lessons In Asian-American History

Jasmine Cho makes cookie portraits of people like Takao Ozawa, who was denied U.S. citizenship on the basis of race in a landmark case. Her goal: to make social justice lessons more palatable.

Police shoot pepper spray as they try to detain protesters inside a train at Prince Edward station in Hong Kong Saturday.

In Defiance Of Ban, Hong Kong Protesters Return To Streets And Clash With Police

Protesters clashed with police throughout the night in one of the most dramatic and violent days of unrest since protests began.

Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square on Sunday. Francis told the crowd that before his address, he had been stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, causing him to be late.

The Pope Walks Into An Elevator. He Gets Stuck For 25 Minutes.

Thousands of gatherers on Sunday in St Peter's Square were anxiously waiting for Pope Francis to show up for his weekly address, which usually starts, like clockwork, exactly at noon.

Trans people in the U.S. have turned to underground silicone injections for decades. And it has particularly impacted trans women of color and those living in poverty.

For Trans Women, Silicone 'Pumping' Can Be A Blessing And A Curse

"Pumping" refers to silicone injections, a kind of underground plastic surgery. Turning to pumping has been a reality for transgender women — especially trans women of color — for decades.

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