In an afternoon address, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would make masks mandatory for anyone entering public schools and wanted to implement a requirement that all school staff either be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. "None of us want a rerun of last year's horrors with ...

CHAUTAUQUA — Two beloved festivals will be featured as part of Chautauqua Institution’s upcoming Culinary Week on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. The pop-ups — the first of their kind — will offer favorites from the Scandinavian and St. James Italian festivals, neither of which were held for two ...

NEW YORK (AP) — All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month. The city previously said teachers, like other city ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory. The Pentagon promptly announced it will ...

The question of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is on the minds of legislators on both sides of the issue. Low rates of COVID-19 vaccines in the spring and legislators’ focus on nursing homes and Gov. Andrew Cuomo kept the debates over mandatory vaccinations on the back burner until the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in mostly Democratic areas have defied their Republican governors and made face coverings mandatory. The three states are all hot spots in the nation’s ...