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2 hours ago in Lifestyle
Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it
Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night — when most of the population is winding down or already asleep — have poorer overall heart health than the average person.
2 hours ago in Sports
Bill Belichick snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility, report says
Six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn't get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to a report from ESPN.
2 hours ago in National
Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs
Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months.
2 hours ago in Sports
‘I was lucky’ says Djokovic after setting up Australian Open semifinal against Sinner
After a walkover and an in-match retirement, 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic will meet two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.
2 hours ago in World
A new report warns that combined war casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million
A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since World War II.
2 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending
Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely
As the recent winter storm recedes, residents of lesser-affected areas might be tempted to whip up bowls of "snow cream" — snow combined with milk, sugar and vanilla — after seeing techniques demonstrated on TikTok. Others might want to try "sugar on snow," a taffy-like confection made by pouring hot maple syrup onto a plate of snow.
Cornell Cooperative Extension hosting workshop for food and farm grants
An interactive, virtual workshop on upcoming grant opportunities will be held by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) on Thursday, January 29th.
Ithaca man charged in fatal Schuyler County crash
18-year-old Michael Blake, Jr. was arraigned Tuesday in Schuyler County Court on charges of second-degree manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter.
More Cayuga Health nurses join new union
23 nurses at the Cayuga Cancer Center and 14 nurses at Cayuga Health Surgicare are joining Cayuga United CWA.
Bookstore and tap room combo coming to Cortland Corset Building
MoJoe's Book and Brew is looking to open its doors in the Cortland Corset Building in the late summer or early fall of 2026.
Riley forms Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to fight energy affordability crisis
On January 23, Congressman Josh Riley launched the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus.
Man accused of throwing severed deer head at protestors charged with disorderly conduct
36-year-old Antonio Pizzuto allegedly tossed a deer head out of his pickup truck at a group of demonstrators in Lafayette.
Convicted Cortland man found guilty of criminal mischief
On January 27, 52-year-old Drahcir Patterson was found guilty of felony criminal mischief.
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19 hours ago in Entertainment
Chanel couture gets a breath of fresh air — and a star-studded audience
Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Margaret Qualley.
19 hours ago in Entertainment
Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin’
Ralph Fiennes ' vision of "Eugene Onegin" was cinematic. A three-time Academy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner, Fiennes made his opera directing debut Monday at the Paris Opera's ornate Palais Garnier.
19 hours ago in Lifestyle
What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century.
19 hours ago in Sports
Sean Payton says Broncos QB Bo Nix has an ankle condition that made break inevitable
Sean Payton said at his season-ending news conference Tuesday that Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a preexisting ankle condition that make a fracture inevitable.
19 hours ago in Sports
Koepka is excited to be back on the PGA Tour. It comes with nervousness over how he’s received
Brooks Koepka was freed from the final year of his contract with Saudi-funded LIV Golf and the first person he called was Tiger Woods. Three weeks later, the PGA Tour created a path back for him that starts at Torrey Pines.
19 hours ago in National
Investigators say deadly midair collision near DC followed years of ignored warnings about traffic
National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before last year's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk, which killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.