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Funds Approved For New York's Re-Imagine The Canals Initiative

The New York Power Authority Board of Trustees has authorized a five year plan for the Reimagine the Canals Initiative.

With cutting-edge technology that can “read” buildings, ruins and landscapes from ancient worlds, this series reveals physical and forensic history,…

Death rates in the U.S. declined and life expectancy showed a slight uptick in 2018, while drug overdose deaths declined for the first time since the 1990s.

Life Expectancy Rose Slightly In 2018, As Drug Overdose Deaths Fell

The turnaround is welcome news after rising drug overdose and suicide rates had pushed life expectancy down since 2014. Could America be turning the tide on opioid addiction?

Interstate 70 west of Denver is backed up with ski traffic on Jan. 18. Coloradans make this powder pilgrimage every weekend, and traffic has gotten worse.

Colorado Tries To Get Skiers Out Of Cars And Onto Buses To Tamp Down Traffic

Denver has great skiing nearby, but traffic congestion can ruin weekend trips. Resorts are subsidizing ski buses, but so far it hasn't panned out as the solution.

Fair Haven is among the many communities which have been struggling this year with high water levels along Lake Ontario. ELLEN ABBOTT/WRVO

New Tool Could Help Lake Ontario Communities Prepare For Flooding

The index was designed after a similar tool created to help communities in the Gulf Coast region of the United States following Hurricane Katrina.

Internal industry documents suggest McConnell worked hard on behalf of the tobacco industry, while also receiving gifts from tobacco lobbyists and major campaign contributions.

Lung Association Flunks New York On Tobacco Prevention

The number of New York high school students who vape more than doubled between 2014 and 2018.

Daniel Waldhorn (DEC) stands near a Yellow Birch. Sarah Gager/WSKG

Yellow Birch: An Old NY Native That Tastes Like Root Beer

The lower layer of the bark contains a compound that tastes and smells like wintergreen or rootbeer. Twigs from smaller trees can be snapped off and chewed up for a tasty treat on the hiking trail.

President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Pence applaud during the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, 2019.

FACT CHECK: Where Trump's 2019 State Of The Union Promises Stand

How much progress has been made on the goals that President Trump laid out in his last State of the Union address?

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a new way states can operate their Medicaid programs.

Trump Administration Clears Way For Medicaid Block Grants

States can now apply to set up their Medicaid program with capped funding from the federal government. With this move, the administration delivers on a long-held conservative goal.

An anti-Brexit demonstrator holds British and European Union flags during a protest in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday.

Brexit Day: What To Know When The U.K. Leaves The EU

On Friday night, Britain will end its more than 40-year membership in the European Union. Here are some of the ways Brexit is expected to play out.

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