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U.S. Diplomat Asks Belarus To Release Her Jailed Husband, Vitali Shkliarov

Heather Shkliarov warns that her Belarusian American husband's health is in "immediate danger" following his late-July arrest by security forces of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC on July 31, 2019. - The US Federal Reserve cut the benchmark lending rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than a decade, moving to stimulate the economy after a year of sustained pressure from President Donald Trump. The target for the federal funds rate is now 2.0-2.25 percent, 25 basis points lower, and the central bank vowed to "act as appropriate to sustain the expansion." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

As Economic Recovery Slows, Fed Pledges Full Support

The Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero Wednesday and pledged it was ready to use all of its available tools to support an economic recovery that appears to be weakening.

Politics And Football Mix Again, As Trump Cheers Return Of Big Ten Play

The Big Ten conference announced that the college football season would resume at the end of October with new coronavirus protocols. President Trump had been calling for the games to start up again.

Film Scores are on the Program for the Binghamton Community Orchestra's Next Concert

Film scores have been around as long as films. Conductor Timothy Perry says that Camille Saint-Saens and Jacques Ibert wrote some of the earliest film…

Chis Moss (L) Chemung County Executive and Pete Buzzetti (R) Director of Chemung County Health Department in an online town hall related to COVID-19 cluster. September 16, 2020. (Celia Clarke/WSKG Public)

One Death Linked To Church COVID Cluster In Chemung County

"Certainly, we are working very hard behind the scenes to make sure we can get people in contact with doctors if they need it and things like that, if they need it."

Revised Assisted Care Policy Could Reunite Many New York Families

"It's depressing because you know that the families and the residents are lonely."

Police confronted protesters in an effort to move them away from City Hall on Wednesday morning. Credit Max Schulte / WXXI News

Rochester Police Confront Protesters At City Hall

Sixteen people were arrested Wednesday after a standoff outside City Hall between Rochester police and the protesters calling for justice in the death of Daniel Prude.

Military Police members hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd on June 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. - Police fired tear gas outside the White House late Sunday as anti-racism protestors again took to the streets to voice fury at police brutality, and major US cities were put under curfew to suppress rioting.With the Trump administration branding instigators of six nights of rioting as domestic terrorists, there were more confrontations between protestors and police and fresh outbreaks of looting. Local US leaders appealed to citizens to give constructive outlet to their rage over the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, while night-time curfews were imposed in cities including Washington, Los Angeles and Houston. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Military Confirms It Sought Information on Using 'Heat Ray' Against D.C. Protesters

D.C. military confirms to NPR that hours before federal police cleared protesters near the White House on June 1, the District's top military police officer was looking for a "heat ray" system.

Rep. Brian Higgins speaks before the House Ways and Means Committee on the U.S.-Canada border closing. OFFICE OF BRIAN HIGGINS / YOUTUBE

U.S.-Canada Border Remains Closed

“This Administration has to understand that we won’t have a healthy economy until we have a healthy country and that starts with taking this virus seriously."

'Cyberchase' Episode is a Lesson in Math and the Environment

WSKG loves learning about math and the environment with Cyberchase! Our Cyberchase pick of the week is the episode 'Bottled Up' and you can watch it here:…

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