Lt. John Vanderstar, a New York City firefighter, received the Medal of Valor for rescuing a mother and child from a burning apartment on Oct. 23, 2022. Separately, New York City firefighter Brendan ...

Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House on Friday on the first ballot after two GOP lawmakers ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people, including several children, across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hitting Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared ...

The man identified as Matthew Livelsberger was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier and member of its elite Green Berets ...

With the new year nearly upon us, the city is preparing to ring in 2025 like only the Big Apple can. As next year begins and the city takes a moment to catch its breath, some businesses and city ...

NEW YORK — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year's Eve ball dropped in ...

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year's Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday. The 0.9% ...

WASHINGTON — With 21 days left in office, President Joe Biden on Monday announced nearly $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine. Biden said the funds will provide “an ...

President Biden scheduled a state funeral for Carter for Jan. 9, which will also be a National Day of Mourning ...

A major shakeup of high-ranking NYPD officials is being carried out by new NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch. The moves occurred Saturday, primarily in the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of ...

Crews Friday morning responded to a fire at the Bryant Park Winter Village, officials said. Flames erupted just before 9:30 a.m. at a kiosk near 40th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, the ...