Latest local news, weather and sports for Syracuse and Central New York

Friday, May 17, 2013  The authors of a report on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, are telling a House Republican that they will testify in public -- but they won't submit first to private interviews with investigators for a House oversight panel.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to effectively end its decides-long land claim in Oneida and Madison counties in exchange for exclusive rights to operate a casino in Central New York.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.

Monday, May 13, 2013  New York state's attorney general is asking smartphone makers to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes known as "Apple picking," or cell phone thefts.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak at Hamilton College this fall.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The tourism industry in New York State will get $60-million to help encourage more people to visit.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Opposition continues to grow in Syracuse to a proposal targeting pawn shops.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A spokesman says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight.

Monday, May 06, 2013  State Sen. John Sampson has been indicted on charges of embezzlement, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.

Monday, May 06, 2013  New York Sen. Charles Schumer says the ability for making an untraceable and undetectable gun with a 3D printer is "stomach-churning."

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Middle and high school students from all over Central New York got their day in court during the Onondaga County Law Day celebration.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Jon Bon Jovi is slated to be on hand when Gov. Chris Christie signs New Jersey's drug overdose prevention bill into law Thursday.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-after birth control pill and a cheaper generic.