ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center is set to receive its first major renovation in 40 years, with $59 million in state funding allocated for the project.

The government faces a dilemma over what to do with civil-war-era prisons and detention camps that hold thousands of ISIS fighters and tens of thousands of their family members. By Alissa J. Rubin ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to side with President Donald Trump and allow him to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause, a provocative move aimed at ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A new candidate is entering the race to replace Illinois Congressman Jesus “Chuy” García, potentially throwing a wrench in the state leader’s plan to annoit a top aide as his successor ...

In today's volatile business landscape, relying on sporadic flashes of inspiration can be a fragile strategy for maintaining a competitive edge. The truth is, creativity is not a mystical gift ...

Senate Democrats have introduced the “Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act,” which would provide an additional $200 per month to Social Security recipients for six months until July 2026.

A quartet of bipartisan House lawmakers on Monday proposed a framework to temporarily extend ObamaCare’s enhanced tax credits that includes a sunset period and an income cap for high earners. The ...

SEATTLE — Call it a short-term fix for the homeless crisis or a shantytown in the making, but a city leader in Seattle wants to explore the idea of a sanctioned encampment to help people living on the ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. TikTok’s algorithm, which shapes what more than a billion users see, has developed an almost mystical reputation for ...

From powering search engines to securing data and optimizing networks, algorithms underpin nearly every aspect of modern technology. Understanding how efficiently they can solve problems — and where ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday will propose a plan to keep the city’s tax rate as-is despite a growing and urgent need for more revenue. If passed as written, residents will keep on paying around 52 ...