In today's headlines:One of the most common reproductive conditions affecting women gets a name change and doctors say it's to make how seriously the syndrome is considered more accurate.The town of Brighton, New York and Brighton, Ontario strike an accord amid the U.S.-Canada trade war.WXXI's Capitol correspondents break down the ongoing Republican challenges to New York's new immigration law.

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 9/1/26, we preview the upcoming Fringe Festival. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," a doctor who moved to Canada in 2015 reflects on her decision.

Numbers have doubled across the region since Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to the reins in March.

The flooding has brought renewed urgency to a larger issue: the climate risks facing their home country.

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 8/31/26, we examine New York State's new Medical Aid in Dying Act with our panel of end-of-life experts.

Among them: a Mr. Potato Head statue.

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 8/31/26, New York's new Medical Aid in Dying Act. Then, in "Connections Summer Sessions," a conversation with retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley.

In today's headlines:One of the most common reproductive conditions affecting women gets a name change and doctors say it's to make how seriously the syndrome is considered more accurate.The town of Brighton, New York and Brighton, Ontario strike an accord amid the U.S.-Canada trade war.WXXI's Capitol correspondents break down the ongoing Republican challenges to New York's new immigration law.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that was once solely considered a reproductive disorder, underwent a recent name change. Now doctors are doing more research to better help women cope with the complications.

The city plans to ask that the federal government to reverse the executive order.