Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty — for travelers, shoppers, party-goers and their economies as a whole. The Rockettes have canceled their ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's committed to keeping the city open as it grapples with yet another spike in coronavirus cases. The Democratic mayor said Tuesday that New York can't see schools and businesses closed again like the city did in 2020 when COVID-19 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Just a couple of weeks ago, New York City seemed like a relative bright spot in the U.S. coronavirus struggle. Now it's a hot spot, confronting a dizzying spike in cases, scramble for testing, quandary over a major event and exhausting sense of dej' vu. An ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold ...

Amber Harper looks forward to Christmas all year long. The newlywed Randolph native, who now resides in Wattsburg, Pa., is making traditions for herself and her new husband, Nelson, while incorporating his family’s traditions with hers. Although they spent a lot of time getting from one ...

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel’s decision to not enforce the mask mandate locally created some tension at this week’s legislature meeting when some residents refused to wear masks even though they were asked to do so. On Wednesday at the start of the county Legislature ...