Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.04 billion charge to resolve discrepancies in emissions certifications in some of Cummins’ pick-up truck engines. Cummins officials told investor analysts during its second quarter earnings conference call that a fine was possible. Company officials ...

After 2025, just about any elected town or county official will have their election date moved to an even year. Shortly before Christmas, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation which updates the election calendar by aligning many local elections currently held in odd-numbered years with ...

A group of 10 homeless men sit in a tight circle at the United Christian Advocacy Network’s City Mission,Wednesday morning, with some having tears cascading down their faces. Their tears are not from any form of physical pain. Instead, they are tears of heartfelt sorrow and repentance, of ...

Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play golf. But some of my favorite winter vacations have been to northerly destinations at their coldest, darkest times of year. I don’t ski, so I’m not looking for powder. But I ...

There are times when things don’t always go quite as we planned them to go, not because of any design, or by sabotage, or unfair play, or someone else’s meanness, it just happened to be a day when we may have had a planned agenda, but circumstances, just happened to pop up that kept us from ...

He finished breakfast, then stood up to leave the restaurant with his friends. As he was pulling on his jacket near our table, I spotted his 49ers t-shirt. Sort of a camel color with red print and logos. I smiled up at him and said, “You are definitely the bravest man in this room.” ...