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Former Rochester spa owner accused of using business for prostitution across WNY

The owner of a local wellness spa is facing federal charges, accused of using the spa to operate a prostitution business across Western New Yo ... read more

Spa owner accused of using Rochester & Lockport spas for prostitution ring

The former owner of a spa in Rochester has been accused of running a prostitution ring. According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, Linian Song was the ... read more

Neighbors react to raid on spa in town

The FBI and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office earlier this week raided a Lockport spa business as part of an ongoing prostitution probe. read more

A new podcast chronicles the rise and fall of the alt-weekly

It wasn’t the biggest story I broke in Miami. But it left its mark. In the fall of 1998, I was the first reporter to write about a federal investigation targeting Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Tony ... read more

New Privacy Rights Act Exempts Government and Gives More Power to the FTC

An interview with Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on the pros and cons of the proposed American Privacy Rights Act. read more

The crossword has delighted readers for more than 100 years. A Berkshire puzzler helps marks the occassion

Michelle Arnot, a Sandisfied resident, avid crossword solver-constructor and one of the few historians of the much loved puzzles, has found herself at the intersection of the puzzle's history. She's ... read more

NOAA Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Are Not Evidence of Climate Change

Weather and climate disaster losses as a percentage of U.S. GDP have not increased between 1990 and 2019, a new study finds. read more

Onakoya: Playing Chess from The Slum to World Record

And so it is with Tunde Onakoya, who played chess from Wed, April 17, 2024 till Saturday, April 21 (2. 40 a.m.), to beat the world record of 56 hours, 9 minutes and 37 seconds set in 2018 by two ... read more