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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, registered nurse Brian Jones draws a blood sample from a student at Eisenhower Elementary School in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Tompkins County Calls On State To Delay Start Of New Blood Lead Levels

"The timeline was too short and it was yet another unfunded mandate."

The story of the Russian witch 'Baba Yaga' is told in dance in Elmira and Binghamton.

Gordon Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, addresses the media during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy to Romania in Bucharest in September. Sondland is speaking to House investigators on Thursday.

Trump Gave Giuliani The Ukraine Portfolio And Boxed Out Diplomats, Sondland Says

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, appeared before the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. His opening statement was released Thursday.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington in August.

Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies At 68

"He lived the American dream, and he wanted it for everyone else," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. The Baltimore congressman also helped to lead the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Unlike most dairy cows in America, which are descended from just two bulls, this cow at Pennsylvania State University has a different ancestor: She is the daughter of a bull that lived decades ago, called University of Minnesota Cuthbert. The bull's frozen semen was preserved by the U.S. Agriculture Department.

Most U.S. Dairy Cows Are Descended From Just 2 Bulls. That's Not Good

The drive to make more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Scientists are trying to recover valuable genetic variation that was lost.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vice President Pence meet Thursday at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, for talks on the Kurds and Syria.

Pence Says Turkey Has Agreed To Suspend Its Incursion Into Syria

The vice president led a delegation to try to persuade the Turkish president to stop the military push and enact a cease-fire. The Turkish foreign minister says the deal brokered is not a cease-fire.

Kathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on March 7. On Thursday, she faced questions from senators about problems with a student loan program for public service workers.

Senators Press CFPB To Dig Into Problems With Public Service Student Loan Program

The senators urged the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to do more to examine problems with a troubled loan forgiveness program, citing an investigative story by NPR this week.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes a seat before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to be energy secretary on Jan. 19, 2017.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry To Resign

As the country's 14th secretary of energy, Perry leads an agency he once vowed to eliminate. He has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment inquiry of Trump.

Concert Repertoire for the Pipe Organ

The Binghamton Chapter of the American Guild of Organists welcomes organist Bryan Dunnewald.

Pascal Bitasimwa, 12, of Goma (in the red shirt) goes to Lake Kivu to fill up jerrycans with water. "This takes me much of my time," he says. "Instead of going to study, I come first to take water."

Forget About The Tap: A City Of 2 Million Has Virtually No Running Water

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the scene of the world's second deadliest Ebola outbreak. But in the city of Goma, some 250 miles from the hot zone, residents have other concerns.

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