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NEW YORK — Despite backing away from a controversial contract for an AI-enhanced cellphone tracking device, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing increasing pushback over his administration’s surveillance approach.

In a ...Read more

U.S. previously owned home sales fell last month to a 16-year low as a cascade of negative news on mortgage rates and inflation deterred would-be buyers.

Contract closings in October decreased 5.5% to an annualized rate ...Read more

On a visit to MIT, the science journalist Spencer Klaw found its students and faculty in "a chastened and uncertain mood." Government science funding and hiring had dried up, and the prospects for graduates had dimmed.

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U.S. envoys left Moscow for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after meeting with President Vladimir Putin, as Kyiv warned restrictions had reappeared on the Starshield air-defense system used by frontline ...Read more

President Donald Trump said the U.S. doesn’t need a deal with Iran and instructed Vice President JD Vance to focus on domestic issues rather than negotiations with Tehran.

The directive, posted on social media on ...Read more

[This story contains spoilers for the season finale of “VisionQuest.”]

“VisionQuest,” the latest extension of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ended Tuesday with the studio’s signature combination of finale and ...Read more

You'd have to screw up your eyes to find anything substantially the matter with "The Good Daughter," a solid limited series premiering this week on Peacock. Adapted by Karin Slaughter (author of the books on which "Will ...Read more

CHICAGO — I’ve seen many things reviewing theater all these years. But never before had I seen an actor have a heart attack on stage and keep on performing.

But that’s what happened in May 2017, on the opening night...Read more

MIAMI — Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade’s elections supervisor, now has a cartoon avatar who stars in a tax-funded coloring book about democracy and, this fall, looked out from lapel pins that were distributed to poll workers...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Actor Irma P. Hall, the former educator who pivoted to acting in her late 30s to star in films including "Soul Food," "The Ladykillers" and "Meet the Browns," has died. She was 91.

Hall died Tuesday in ...Read more

An open letter from several Texas Republicans in what had been known as the largest red county in the nation demands new leadership at the helm of the county party after voters swept Democrats into office in last week’s ...Read more

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy nations are throwing their support behind the United Nations-authorized Gang Suppression Force in Haiti as a massive buildup of Salvadoran military troops in the country ...Read more

As communities around the world shore up their infrastructure in anticipation of one of the most powerful El Niños on record in late 2026 and early 2027, they need to think about rising health risks, too – and ...Read more

With vaccines and regular screening, cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.

Yet women living in rural areas of the United States have a 25% higher rate of cervical cancer – and a 42% higher ...Read more

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed made history on Nov. 3, 2026, when Michigan voters elected him the first Muslim to the U.S. Senate despite significant efforts to defeat him.

He wasn’t alone. A record number of ...Read more

Mountains of scientific evidence support both the negative and positive effects of our eating habits on our health. Research shows that a healthy diet can help those suffering from chronic health conditions like Type 2 ...Read more

Nicholas Hoult has moved his family back to the UK amid James Bond rumours.

The 36-year-old actor is reported to be among five stars who have screen-tested for the role of 007, and now he has revealed his family are based...Read more

Christina Applegate has a theory about why she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis: She's been poisoned.

The "Married With Children" and "Dead to Me" star has been inundated with well-intentioned suggestions ...Read more

DALLAS — “KPop Demon Hunters” is coming to North Texas.

The animated action flick is the most-watched film in Netflix’s history, charting around 325 million views since its release in June 2025. The film also won ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Supporters of the FirstNet program that provides emergency communications for first-responders still see hope for reauthorization this year, despite continued disagreements over what changes, if any, should ...Read more