There are certain crowd environments where you take something of a calculated risk, like sitting in the lower deck at a baseball game or close to the track at NASCAR. In those cases, being close to the game could potentially put you in harm’s way. You wouldn’t expect that to be the case at tennis — the sport of kings, where contact on the court is forbidden, where you have to apologize to your opponent if the ball accidentally hits the top of the net and goes over.

Here's the truth on Jessica Chastain: She isn't afraid to take bold swings, and most of the time, they pay off.

On Friday the Hudson/Catskill Housing Coalition will host its monthly food drives to distribute free groceries and household items in Albany, Hudson, and Catskill.

Some years ago, I took my then 83-year-old mother to the ER for a severe allergic reaction that caused her lips and tongue to swell so enormously I thought her airways would become blocked. It was July, when the new interns and residents start.

The way a recurring ad attacking a candidate in the 17th Congressional District of New York is constructed is fascinating. The candidate is Cait Conley, the Democrat who is running against the sitting Republican Congressman Mike Lawler. The ad is not by the Lawler campaign but rather by one of these “educational” organizations, which is only identified by three letters.

We’ve known since ancient times that exposure to lead is a public health threat. Aging infrastructure, old paint in buildings, emissions from cars, and, sadly, drinking water have all been sources of lead exposure in the United States. But exposure to lead is of particular concern when it comes to children.

Fire Explorers gives teenagers the opportunity to explore a career in the fire services through a hands-on learning experience with real equipment.

While air pollution from fossil fuels costs each American an average of $2,500 a year in extra medical bills, New Yorkers continue to be burdened with the highest healthcare costs in the nation.

If you watch a lot of college football, and I do, you’re quite familiar with instant replay, where officials check on what they might consider a questionable call.

Government is all about protecting people and delivering solutions to society’s most complex problems, and those solutions are often controversial.