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The sponsor of a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in New York says the proposal will not pass this session.

___ Fed leaves its key rate unchanged but hints of future cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged but signaled that it's prepared to start cutting rates if needed to protect the U.S. economy from trade conflicts and other threats.

These days, the news about local news seems relentlessly bad: Newsroom employment, down by nearly half over the past 15 years.

Mario Draghi is credited with saving the euro through decisive action as president of the European Central Bank.

Stocks rose modestly on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that it is prepared to cut interest rates if needed to shore up the economy.

The president of the pilots' union at American Airlines says Boeing made mistakes in its design of the 737 Max and not telling pilots about new flight-control software on the plane.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Adobe Systems Inc., up $14.43 to $291.21

A group led by St. Louis Blues chairman Tom Stillman now owns 100 percent of the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

The Federal Trade Commission is in the late stages of an investigation into how Google's YouTube handles children's videos, a probe prompted by complaints that the company failed to protect kids who used the service and improperly collected their data.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

France outpaces six other European countries, as well as the U.S. and Canada, in racial discrimination in hiring, according to a new study.

A Boston-based genealogical organization and a Georgetown University graduate who launched a project to trace the family histories of hundreds of black slaves sold by the Jesuit college in 1838 have teamed up to digitize the information and make it available to people researching family histories.

The new owners of the Reading (REH'-ding) Eagle plan to lay off more than a third of the staff after they assume control of the 150-year-old newspaper and the company's other assets later this month.

A new report by The Athletic stated officials were considering having a completely cashless Super Bowl LIV at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.

Former Relativity media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh plans to do film production in China.

Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderate rate.

The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local): 5:05 a.m.

An American billionaire has given Oxford University 150 million pounds ($188.6 million) for a new institute that will study the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and computing technologies.

Biden raised half a million at a Manhattan fundraiser earlier this week.

Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged but says uncertainties rising, signaling future rate cuts.