It was a race against the clock for businesses along Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, where the power went out and shop owners scrambled. "We have over $8,000 [in] merchandise. They're going to ...

The brutal heat wave caused power problems across New York City on Friday. Thousands of customers across the five boroughs were left in the dark. It was a race against the clock for businesses along ...

When I planted my summer garden in May, I was most excited about the sunflowers. I had finally solved the problem of our ground squirrels. My bedroom window looks out over the garden, and now the ...

The German FA want to appoint former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Julian Nagelsmann has resigned as German national team coach. The public gets what the public ...

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"He's not the Messiah!," came the cry in Parliament, as Andy Burnham returned to Westminster in his bid to become Britain's next Prime Minister. But after losing the Labour leadership race twice ...

The Federal Reserve’s new chairman has vowed to deliver price stability, but officials are at odds over whether that will require higher borrowing costs. By Colby Smith and Ben Casselman Colby Smith ...

Much of the U.S. is in the midst of dangerous and potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures as a heat dome has settled over the Midwest and the Atlantic Coast. But nighttime temperatures are ...

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Sony announced on Wednesday morning that it plans to phase out physical media for future PlayStation games, which is a massive market disruption for an already reeling games industry. It ends ...

Massachusetts is bracing for a week-long heat wave that will bring “dangerously hot” temperatures, but when will thermometer readings be at their highest? The National Weather Service has issued an ...