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As the concept of cloud computing is becoming more familiar to people, Google is now making it easier to write programs that use it. Reporter Stephen Shankland stops by the podcast studio to talk about why a change Google made to its App Engine...

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More statistics, campaign finance reports, lobbyist information and transparency about government now are available on a state Web site established by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo.

A student's quest for self-expression won't be allowed to poke holes in a dress code banning facial jewelry at Charter School for Applied Technologies.

The president of Habitat for Humanity Buffalo said the group is willing to consider other sites for new housing instead of two acres of vacant land on Wilson Street where a family wants to farm, but Mayor Byron W. Brown insists that houses should be built there.

The president of Habitat for Humanity Buffalo said the group is willing to consider other sites for new housing instead of two acres of vacant land on Wilson Street where a family wants to farm, but Mayor Byron W. Brown insists that houses should be built there.

A team from the law firm of Cohen& Lombardo was the winner Tuesday night of the third annual Buffalo Smartest Company contest in Classics V Banquet Hall in Amherst. A team from the office of Buffalo Council Member Mickey Kearns was runner-up.

A student's quest for self-expression won't be allowed to poke holes in a dress code banning facial jewelry at Charter School for Applied Technologies.

Two West Side teenagers allegedly out to gun down street-gang rivals on Christmas Day could spend the rest of their lives in prison following their indictments in the mistaken-identity slaying of an innocent young woman.

Twenty-five popular brand-name drugs are scheduled to become available in generic form over the next 24 months, according to a report issued Tuesday by Univera Healthcare.

The State Senate's new Democratic majority is expanding the number and size of regional offices throughout the state, with plans to hire approximately eight to 10 staffers in Buffalo to “bring the message of the conference and its agenda to the area.”

Edward Loucks doesn't want to hear about the economic benefits that would come with the possible expansion of a waste transfer center near his Peabody Street home.

Two would-be North Buffalo robbers and the two occupants of the house they targeted all ended up under arrest Monday afternoon.

New York State's 54 largest cities, counties and towns--including eight in Western New York--are in line for federal energy efficiency grants, Gov. David A. Paterson announced Tuesday. The funding, provided through the federal economic stimulus bill and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, will help the municipalities reduce energy costs, create clean energy jobs, protect the environment and reduce carbon footprints. Eligible for grants are: Amherst, $1,052,700; Buffalo, $2,736,900; Cheektowaga, $718,800; Hamburg, $187,300; Niagara Falls, $498,500; Town of Tonawanda, $544,700; West Seneca, $181,100; and Erie County, $2,903,000.

An Army sergeant from Buffalo was listed among the latest casualties in Iraq, according to Department of Defense reports Tuesday.

More than $535,000 was raised Saturday night for the Western New York Make-A-Wish chapter at its Reach for the Stars black-tie gala in Seneca Niagara Casino.

ALBANY--The State Senate gave final passage Tuesday to a bill authorizing Buffalo to install cameras at as many as 50 intersections to catch drivers who run red lights.

A day after the editor of The Wall Street Journal referred to online news aggregators--particularly Google and its Google News product--as "parasites or tech tapeworms," Google is firing back. CNET News reporter Caroline McCarthy gets to the gist of...

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Reporter Greg Sandoval joins today's podcast to talk about a deal YouTube is reportedly working out with Sony Pictures' online video division. While YouTube has a huge user base, it's still way behind its competitors in the digital movie field....

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As the Web 2.0 Expo concludes today in San Francisco, Webware editor Rafe Needleman takes stock of the latest turn in the fast-changing chronicle of Web-based start-ups. Also, he tells you how to vote for your favorites in the annual Webware 100...

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The CTIA 2009 wireless show is well under way in Las Vegas, and it's bringing all sorts of announcements from the mobile world. CNET News reporter Tom Krazit calls in to talk about what's going on. That, and more of the day's headlines, in...

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