Basement death reported during flash flooding in New York City
A person died after a basement flooded in Brooklyn on Thursday as heavy rains drenched New York City and the region, authorities said
Zohran Mamdani’s rise shines a brighter spotlight on democratic socialists
Mamdani’s surge past former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June’s Democratic primary for New York City mayor didn’t just put the 34-year-old state assemblyman on the political map. It also shined a brighter spotlight on...
Senators criticize Trump administration after Democrats were left out of a drug boat strike briefing
Lawmakers from both parties criticized the administration after Democrats weren't invited to a briefing on U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is being transferred to federal prison, source says
Sean “Diddy” Combs is being transferred from a Brooklyn, New York, jail to a federal prison, a source close to the disgraced music mogul said Thursday
Noem rejects Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s request to pause immigration actions over the Halloween weekend
Noem made the comments amid a firestorm of controversy in the Chicago area, as a immigration enforcement operations have devolved into chaotic confrontations with residents and activists.
What we can — and can’t — learn from next week’s elections: From the Politics Desk
What we can and can't learn from next week's elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City.
Indiana high school cancels production of Jodi Picoult play in act she calls ‘censorship’
Two weeks before Mississinewa High School students were set to perform "Between the Lines," the musical based on a Jodi Picoult book, the district canceled the performance.
Trump-appointed judge praises prosecutors placed on leave after calling Jan. 6 a ‘riot’
A federal judge heaped praise on two prosecutors who were placed on administrative leave after they described the Jan. 6 defendants as a "mob of rioters."
Dancers, golf gifts and gold crowns: Trump is feted by Asian allies he has shaken to the core
GYEONGJU, South Korea — There were declarations of a new “golden age” of alliances, photo stops in a gift store stocked with Trump memorabilia and even a golden crown
Video shows monkey in diaper swinging through Texas Halloween store
A trip to a Spirit Halloween store in Plano, Texas, turned into a wild scene Monday night after a pet monkey escaped its owner and began swinging through the rafters