refugees

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is appealing anew for acceptance of Syrian refugees, saying "so much of our greatness comes from our generosity."

Thursday, November 19th, 2015

A pair of Assemblymen are asking incoming U.S. Secretary of Education John King to grant waivers to New York State to give more flexibility to schools in the use of standardized tests to assess students with disabilities and English language learners.

HORGOS, Serbia (AP) — The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local (CET):

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The City of Utica, the Utica Municipal Housing Authority, Utica Fire Department and the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees have launched a fire safety campaign.

2:45 p.m. (0745 GMT) (AP) - Migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh who were rescued by Indonesian fishermen after being stranded at sea for months say all they wanted was to go to a Muslim country.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The mayor of a Massachusetts city is calling for an end to refugee resettlement there.

John Zogby of Zogby Analytics joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning to talk about the findings of a 2013 study that examined the feelings of residents in Utica, NY toward the area's high immigrant and refugee population.