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Schumer says US will provide $6.1 billion to Micron Technology for chip plants in NY, Idaho
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., personally courted Micron to build...
Police officer, sheriff's deputy and shooter killed in exchange of gunfire in upstate NY, police say
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (AP) — Two law enforcement officers were fatally shot while looking for a driver who fled a traffic stop in upstate New York, authorities said Monday. The shooter was also killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. The shootout took place shortly after 8 p.m....
Cornell student accused of posting violent threats to Jewish students pleads guilty in federal court
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A former Cornell University student accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus shortly after the start of the war in Gaza in the fall pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday. Patrick Dai, from the Rochester, New York,...
South Carolina's Dawn Staley is the AP Coach of the Year for the 2nd time
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dawn Staley did a masterful job guiding a young South Carolina team back to the Final Four with an undefeated record for the second straight season. Staley was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s college basketball Coach of the Year for the second...
Gerry McNamara explains the lure of Siena, and why it was time to leave Syracuse
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Siena coach Gerry McNamara has plenty of memories — some new, some old — from the arena where the Saints play their home games. He earned a trip to the Final Four by playing for the Syracuse team that won a regional there on the way to the national...
UConn's Paige Bueckers humbled by praise from Geno Auriemma that she’s best in the country
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paige Bueckers wasn’t sure how to initially react when UConn coach Geno Auriemma proclaimed her the best player in the country. “You sort of wouldn’t expect him to say it because of what happens in practice and what happens in the game, how much he yells...
Siena hires former Syracuse standout Gerry McNamara as its new coach
Gerry McNamara has signed a deal to take over as coach at Siena, deciding to leave Syracuse after two decades as a standout player, assistant and eventually ascending to associate head coach for the Orange. McNamara's signing was announced by Siena on Friday and makes him a...
So happy together: Syracuse transfer Joseph Girard III helps lead Clemson to Sweet 16
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Girard III had one goal when he entered the transfer portal last year — find a team that would get him back to the Sweet 16. Girard has accomplished that by helping to lead Clemson into the NCAA Tournament's second weekend for the first time since 2018. ...
A mother killed her 5-year-old daughter and hid the body, prosecutors in Syracuse say
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York woman was charged Monday with beating her 5-year-old daughter to death nearly three months ago and hiding the body, which has not been found. Latasha Mott, 29, of Syracuse, was arraigned on charges of manslaughter and disposal of a corpse in the...
Book Review: 'Glorious Exploits' turns classical history into an endearing comedy about tragedy
Best friends Lampo and Gelon are potters by trade, but their souls are filled with poetry. It’s 412 B.C. and the city of Syracuse doesn’t know what hit it when these two hatch up the best worst idea: They’ll put on a play using the Athenian prisoners of war who are starving to death down in...
