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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Police in Buffalo say they’re investigating the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man who was gunned down as he left his apartment....

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died in a house fire in New York’s Southern Tier. Fire officials tell local media that the blaz...

Nearly all campus police officers at public universities now carry guns, pepper spray and other weapons, according to a new Justice Department report,...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A baby from western New York has become the second child to die from the flu in New York state. Erie County health officials repo...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will give his state of the state address Wednesday but he has already previewed much of his 2015 agenda, includi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s health insurance website is quietly sending consumers’ personal data to private companies that specialize in advert...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and President Barack Obama are on a fast track toward confrontation over sanctions on Iran. A bipartisan group of senators ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The violent push Tuesday by Houthi rebels against the American-backed government in Yemen is undermining military and intelligence o...

HAVANA (AP) — American and Cuban officials are exploring this week how quickly they can reopen embassies in each other’s capitals, the first step towa...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The first time James Holmes appeared in court, he wore chains and an orange jail jumpsuit and looked dazed, with his hair dye...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to double down on the assertion there are neighborhoods in Western nations where Islamic tradition...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Democrat Tom Wolf took office Tuesday as Pennsylvania’s 47th chief executive, portraying himself as a political outsider and appeali...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Even though the Pittsburgh Pirates employ one of the largest analytics departments in baseball, they are not exactly sure how Jung H...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates catcher Chris Stewart has agreed to a $1,225,000, one-year contract, the first player to reach a deal among 12 Pittsburgh pl...

NEW YORK (AP) — Infielder Stephen Drew and the Yankees have finalized a $5 million, one-year contract, a deal that puts him in position to become New ...

STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Penn State’s football team is getting back 112 wins wiped out during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal and the late Jo...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones, 3-0 as a college starter including a win in the national championship game, says he will r...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Longtime college assistant coach Rob Ianello is joining Lance Leipold’s new staff in Buffalo on a full-time basis. Ianello was na...

NEW YORK (AP) — Ivan Nova and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $3.3 million, one-year contract, the same salary the pitcher earned when he missed...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — New team. Same old brash and bold Rex Ryan. The Buffalo Bills’ new coach opened his inaugural news conference with the team ...