Michigan’s 7-foot newcomers earn themselves a nickname after their dynamic Big Ten debut
Michigan has a nickname for its pair of 7-foot newcomers: Area 50-1. The tag was unveiled by the school on social media ...
A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the year’s most talked-about people. Their names ...
Rochester City Council holds youth poverty hearing
Rochester City Council held a hearing on childhood poverty Tuesday night. READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/rochester ...
Pay bumps in store for NYS employees
Some good news for about 2,600 workers in New York State who will be getting a pay increase. Those employees are at 18 ...
Let’s Talk Ball: Brady, Taron show genius; Milano needs time
Joe Brady got in his bag during the bye week. Buffalo Kickoff Live Co-hosts Thad Brown and Carl Jones talk about all the wrinkles they liked from the Bills win over the Niners. Most were in the ...
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory ...
Wiggins, Schieffelin and Clemson’s defense hold down No. 4 Kentucky for a 70-66 win
Chauncey Wiggins scored 12 points and Ian Schieffelin had 11 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as Clemson shut down No. 4 ...
New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to ...
An ex-officer who died in an apparent suicide before his abuse trial was not supposed to have a gun
A former police detective in Kansas who died in an apparent suicide as he was about to stand trial for allegedly sexually ...
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?
Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the ...
Iowa State and SMU athletic directors in a ‘stay off my lawn’ moment regarding latest rankings
Athletic directors at Iowa State and SMU are in a turf war over the latest College Football Playoff rankings, leading to a ...
Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador’s central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ...