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Longtime Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings won't seek a sixth term in November, ending months of speculation that he was preparing to end his nearly 20-year run in office.

Unlike the 2013 season, Jan. 29 will be a mid-season encounter as the playoff chase really heats up, rather than a date early in a lockout-ravaged year.

When Deng Zhuodi, 28, was named a deputy head of Pingguo county in Guangxi region recently, it caused a stir not because of his age but because his grandfather was the late Deng Xiaoping.

Copper traded near the highest level in a month after recording a third weekly advance as investors weighed whether demand in China, the largest user, can be sustained.

Gina Stile has been involved in several successful projects over the years, including the '80s bands Poison Dollys and Envy.

In this Jan. 31, 2012 file photo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., listens to a question from the media during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington.

That is according to the calculation of the Tax Foundation. The group takes into people working full time as of Jan.

Job Corps throughout the United States have received news that the enrollment freeze imposed on Jan.

The department of Homeland Security is changing the way border agents process those people entering the country on student visas.

Jefferson Cabrera, 26, of Haverstraw, got 2 1/2 years in state prison for sexually abusing a boy twice during April 2012.

Americans' confidence in the economy jumped this month, helped by a better outlook for the job market and expectations for higher pay.

In this file photo of Jan. 2, 2013, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gestures during a news conference in the at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. On Monday, April 29, 2013, Cuomo said on public radio's 'Capitol Pressroom' that he's not talking about running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016 and he's not waiting to see if Hillary Clinton ... (more)

Is the Kermit Gosnell baby-murder mill in Philadelphia an isolated case? Consider what happened at Dr.

Primary Stages ' revival of All in the Timing , a collection of short comic plays by Tony Award-nominated playwright David Ives , ends its extended Off-Broadway run April 28 at 59E59 Theaters.

Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com The ordeal of 2012 taxes is barely over.

Officer Michael Anfuso of the Rye Police Department was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant, Commissioner William Connors announced.

Consumers could have fewer choices if legislation squeezes small wholesalers, while State Liquor Authority forbids some third-party wine sales Wine lovers may be stuck with higher prices or a smaller selection if the New York legislature passes a controversial measure that would require all New York wholesalers to store their wine within the state.

The Musical, based on the film about a female steelworker who dreams of legit dance while moonlighting as an exotic dancer, began Jan.

The White House is threatening to veto a Republican bill that would shore up one part of President Barack Obama's health care law by siphoning funds from another part.

A customer looks over shotguns on display at the annual New York State Arms Collectors Association Albany Gun Show at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.