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Advocates across four cities call for clemencies at New York prisons experiencing spikes in COVID-19 cases. (screen capture, Jillian Forstadt/WSKG)

New Yorkers Protest As Elmira Prison Sees 565 COVID-19 Cases

“This is a public health crisis and you have cut them off from the outside world.”

Tom Reed holding brick during a televised debat with Democratic opponent Tracy Mitrano. (Celia Clarke/WSKG)

WATCH: In Their Only Debate, NY-23 Challenger Calls GOP Congressman Liar, Untrustworthy

"I do not believe you can be trusted on this question, Mr. Reed," said Democratic challenger Tracy Mitrano.

People shop while stores show signs of sales, in Santa Monica, California, on July 28, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Glass Half Full? Record U.S. GDP Growth Will Mask A Deeply Hurting Economy

The U.S. is expected to report record-setting economic growth in the most recent quarter. But that won't repair all of the damage done during the spectacular downturn three months earlier.

Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President. Here's Why It Matters

Donald Trump's macho messaging has been a big part of his political success. It's even been reflected in some of his policies as president. But campaign opponents are trying to turn it against him.

FILE - In this May 13, 2009 file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, the sun rises over the Guantanamo detention facility at dawn, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. In a speech Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his plans to close the Guantanamo prison camp. Five men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks, including the self-proclaimed mastermind, are headed back to a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay more than three years after President Barack Obama put the case on hold in a failed effort to move the proceedings to a civilian court and close the prison at the U.S. base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

New York Might Transfer Vulnerable Inmates From Elmira Prison, Cuomo Says

“There is a problem in Elmira. We are already taking special measures for members of the population who may be vulnerable. They’re getting additional safety precautions within the facility.”

This Oct. 23, 2017 aerial photo shows the thin strip of coral atolls separating the ocean from the lagoon in Majuro, Marshall Islands. (AP Photo/Nicole Evatt)

Remote Marshall Islands Record First Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

Two people arriving from the U.S. tested positive at a U.S. military base, ending nation's run as one of the few in the world with zero known coronavirus cases.

Cuomo: Trump Administration Could Use Vaccine Data For Deportation

"Why would you possibly need someone's social security number, ID number, or passport number before they receive a vaccine? There is no legitimate health reason."

Election Day Is Here, But Many New Yorkers Have Already Voted

While Democrat Joe Biden is heavily favored to win the state over President Donald Trump, there is plenty of action in congressional and state races for voters to weigh in on.

Rescue workers carry a 4-year-old girl, Ayda Gezgin, out from a collapsed building after an earthquake in the Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey November 3, 2020. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. REFILE - CORRECTING GIRL'S NAME

'Our Miracle': Girl Survives 4 Days In Quake Rubble, Cheering Turkey

The girl's name is Ayda Gezgin – but officials call her "our miracle" after she was pulled relatively unharmed from a collapsed building.

TOPSHOT - People look at a dead pilot whale on a beach in Panadura on November 3, 2020. - Rescuers and volunteers were racing since November 2 to save about 100 pilot whales stranded on Sri Lanka's western coast in the island nation's biggest-ever mass beaching. (Photo by Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI / AFP) (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP via Getty Images)

Sri Lankan Navy, Villagers Save 120 Whales After Mass Beaching

The Sri Lankan navy and local villagers rescued more than 100 short-finned pilot whales that became stranded on a beach south of the capital, Colombo.

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