Hochul chooses Syracuse leader to examine slavery reparations (Good Morning CNY)

Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Weather High: 68; Low: 46. See the snow totals for Leap Day storm; 5-day forecast. Photo of the Day (Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com) Going bald for a good cause: Steve Ripley was among the people who gathered at Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub in Syracuse on Sunday to get their heads shaved as part of the annual St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser for pediatric cancer. It was the 20th year for the local event. Story, more photos. (Charlie Miller photo) The Latest Rocket carrying 4 astronauts, including Syracuse native Jeanette Epps, blasts off to space: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying four astronauts, including Syracuse native Jeanette Epps, launched late Sunday evening to the International Space Station after multiple delays. Epps and her “Crew-8″ team will spend six months on the station, conducting around 250 scientific experiments, including some that will give more information about the long-term effects of living in space. What’s Trending Beyond Micron: The push to expand Upstate NY as a semiconductor hub: Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester, plus more than 100 public and private institutions, applied this week for a $54 million federal grant...