The European Union's interior ministers voted on Thursday, December 12, to fully admit Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen Area starting January 1, 2025, after Austria and the Netherlands lifted their vetoes that had been in place for the past two years.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman tapped a Utica-area sheriff to be his running mate in the race against Gov. Kathy Hochul -- just hours after a previous pick supposedly got cold feet....