WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, ...

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be ...

The change banishes foods such as sugary cereals, highly sweetened yogurts, white bread and some granola bars from bearing a ...

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey has abruptly resigned, the department confirmed Saturday morning. In a statement, the NYPD said Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted Maddrey's ...

Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. Union leaders said the strikes expanded on Saturday to ...

A vote to determine the future of a public housing complex in Brooklyn resulted in a tie. Earlier this month, Hylan Houses tenants were asked to choose between three options: Forming a public ...

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is celebrating its 125th anniversary. When it opened in 1899, it was the world’s first museum designed specifically for children. Today it remains the oldest ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in ...

Questions about Speaker Mike Johnson’s position in the House’s top job are beginning to bubble to the surface as President-elect Donald Trump rails against the short-term government funding ...

Some firefighters expressed anger Sunday after a last-minute decision by Washington lawmakers dropped funding for 9/11 first responder health care program. Members of the firefighter’s union had ...

A warehouse on Staten Island is the latest to join a growing movement of some Amazon workers going on strike. The Teamsters union is pushing to represent Amazon employees, and says Amazon has ...

Democratic State Assemblywoman E. Inez Dickens — a longtime Harlem politician — is retiring next year. She’s spent over two decades in public office: serving as a district leader, City ...