Newhouse named Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer as 2024 Toner Prize recipients for excellence in national and local reporting, respectively. The prizes were established to honor late Newhouse alumnus Robin Toner, the first-ever woman national political correspondent of The New York Times. Read more »
This is the first group of borrowers to be approved for relief under the SAVE plan’s shortened repayment period. Read more »
Mainwaring pleaded guilty to counts of indecent assault and battery on children over 14 and on children under 14. Read more »
President Biden will allocate $4.8 billion to relieve student loan debt through the PSLF program or the IDR plan. Read more »
Following central New York’s close midterm elections and electorate-shifting statewide redistricting, here’s what the Jan. 7 inauguration of the 188th Congress means for Onondaga County and New York state’s newly-elected representatives. Read more »
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a second case against President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan. Read more »
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will call for a Senate vote in March to reduce the cost of insulin from $200-$600 per prescription to a cap of $35. Read more »
The SU community protested Giuliani when he spoke at the university’s Commencement in 2002. Read more »
The USCIS cannot accept new initial requests for DACA protection after a federal district court in Texas issued an injunction in July, leaving an uncertain future for undocumented immigrants. Read more »
“To allow the president of the United States to incite this attack without consequence is a direct threat to the future of our democracy," Katko told Syracuse.com. "I cannot sit by without taking action." Read more »
ICE confirmed Friday it will not permit newly enrolled international students to enter the U.S. unless they take in-person classes in the fall. Read more »
The bill is expected to cost about $400 billion over the next decade. Read more »
Many Democratic primary candidates have proposed plans to alleviate student debt. Read more »
Gianmarco Castronovo will not return to SU after being identified as the suspect in a New Jersey sexual assault case. Read more »
Syracuse University released crime statistics on Monday in its Annual Security Report. Read more »
The vice president will reportedly attend a fundraiser for Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) on June 19. Read more »
Jackie Robinson Day offers a reminder that Upstate New York has a rich history of black baseball that includes Robinson himself. Read more »
High school students nationwide are planning walkouts in protest of gun violence. Read more »
SU, under the House of Representatives’ Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would not be affected by the proposed 1.4 percent tax on major private university endowments. Read more »
The first major tournament central New York has hosted in close to two decades could be the start of something new in bowling. Read more »
Wildfires have ravaged more than 160,000 acres of California. Read more »
The lawsuit alleges that rescinding DACA discriminates against people of Mexican heritage and will cost New York state tens of millions in tax dollars. Some experts say the lawsuit faces a “tough battle” in courts. Read more »
YouTube’s algorithm has been deleting videos from Syrian Civil War in increasing numbers. David Crane, a former prosecutor of international war crimes, talks about YouTube’s impact on the crisis. Read more »
Last week was buzzing with national news, so here are a few of the most notable news stories from the past week. Read more »
