Did you have a “Brat summer” this year.

Oprah Winfrey has her next book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day.

BlackRock is buying credit investment manager HPS Investment Partners in a stock deal valued at about $12 billion, giving it more ways to service its insurance clients.

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records.

The lake-effect snow that has fallen in parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the result of cold, moist air that blew over the Great Lakes region.

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2024 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.

President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office there will be “HELL TO PAY.”.

An expanded WNBA with more games and a new franchise will tip off on May 16.

Some storm-weary residents of the Great Lakes region have seen continued snowfall and are facing the prospect of even more accumulations this week.

Lake-effect snow blanketed swaths of the U.S. as Thanksgiving travelers journeyed home this holiday weekend, with more snow expected to fall over the Great Lakes region through the week.

The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania as the hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend winds down.

Black Friday is giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday.

The former Wimbledon and French Open tennis champion Simona Halep has expressed dismay at the way Iga Swiatek’s doping case was handled compared to her own.

A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time.

The massive helium balloons that will float through New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have been filled with helium ahead of the big event.

Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”.

Scientists are using used fossilized feces and vomit from Poland to reconstruct how dinosaurs came to dominate the Earth.

Losses for big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street.

When Seuk Kim took off from Maryland last weekend with three small dogs aboard his small plane, it turned out to be the last of his many volunteer flights to rescue animals in need.

Federal investigators in New York have requested records from the manufacturer of an AI-powered weapons scanner that was briefly deployed in New York City’s subway system.

A full postseason share for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers totaled $477,441, down from the winner’s amount in 2022 and 2023 in a drop caused by players dividing the record pool of $129.1 million among more people.

Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.

Lawyers for a voting machine company that's suing Fox News want to question Rupert Murdoch about his contentious efforts to change his family trust.

There’s no place like home for the holidays.

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported issues with Outlook, Teams and other services on Monday.

More shoppers are using ‘buy now, pay later’ plans heading into Black Friday and the holiday season, as the ability to spread out payments looks attractive at a time when Americans still feel the lingering effect of inflation and already have record-high credit card debt.

A Delta Air Lines flight headed to Detroit from Maine on Sunday had to make an emergency landing due to mechanical issues.

Food safety experts say safely serving a holiday feast takes planning and know-how.

Bath & Body Works fiscal third-quarter performance topped analysts’ estimates thanks to strong sales and the retailer boosted its full-year outlook.

U.S. stocks rose, with those benefiting the most from lower interest rates and a stronger economy leading the way.

Republican lawmakers are pushing back against criticism from some Democrats that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and a meeting with an ally of that country.

Forecasters in the U.S. have warned of another round of wintry weather that could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving.

The U.S. is reeling from snow and rain while preparing for another bout of bad weather ahead of Thanksgiving that could disrupt holiday travel.

New York has repealed a seldom-used law over a century old that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse.

In his sixth season as chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko is leading the Berlin Philharmonic on its 25th U.S. tour and second in three years.

A judge has confirmed that President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sentenced this month in his hush money case.

Amazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative AI.

A British watchdog says Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers.

The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend.

Joe Douglas is gone.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello are gearing up to make their presence felt in a festive concert series leading up to college football’s national championship game.

Why did a banana duct-taped to a wall just sell for $6.2 million at an auction?

A previously unknown musical work written by composer Frederic Chopin appears to have been found in a library in New York City.

Percival Everett’s “James” has won the National Book Award for fiction.

According to the FBI, a Florida man has been arrested and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week.

Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that exceeded Wall Street’s forecasts.

The longtime voice actor behind Milhouse Van Houten — Bart Simpson’s very uncool friend — is stepping away after 35 years of whining.

The founder of Archegos Capital Management, a hedge fund, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his conviction in a securities and market manipulation fraud that prosecutors say cost global investment banks billions of dollars.

Indian businessman Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest people, has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India by concealing that it was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme.

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York.

As prosecutors push to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, his lawyers are urging a judge to ignore them and scrap the case before he takes office in January.

An apologetic FTX co-founder has been sentenced to no time in prison after a prosecutor and a judge praised his cooperation against Sam Bankman-Fried and his efforts to recover money for victims of the cryptocurrency fraud.

Unrivaled finally has its teams set.

Campbell’s is ditching the soup — at least in name.

The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he called government “overreach” under President Joe Biden.

Viola Davis became one of Hollywood’s most revered actors through an array of powerful roles, from “Fences” to “The Woman King,” and now, her decorated career has earned one of the Golden Globes' highest honors.

Salita Promotions has signed undefeated heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor, a former amateur standout from Brooklyn, New York.

Reuters has hired Sally Buzbee, former executive editor of The Washington Post and The Associated Press, to be its top news editor in the United States and Canada.

Figuring out what to do with a small business when an owner is ready to retire can be difficult, but it’s best to have a plan well in advance of making a big change.

It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy.

Jersey Mike’s, the quickly expanding sandwich chain, is being acquired by the private equity firm Blackstone in a deal valued at $8 billion.

Nvidia helped pull U.S. stock indexes higher after they stumbled in the morning on worries about escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war.

It was the last thing you might expect if you watched MSNBC's “Morning Joe” a month ago — hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski asking for a meeting and traveling to Mar-a-Lago to talk with President-elect Donald Trump.

New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern for the lack of rainfall.

Most U.S. stocks ticked higher to recover some of their sharp slide from last week.

Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for public criticism of the officiating on a foul against Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo that the referees admitted they got wrong.

A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program in the coming year.

Walk into any supermarket and you can usually buy a banana for less than $1.

Turns out baseballs aren’t the only thing Paul Skenes can get to move fast.

The projected cost of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium has ballooned to what team officials told The Associated Press is “north of $2_1 billion.”.

A New York judge has rejected an effort by state regulators to shutter a bitcoin mine over concerns about its greenhouse gas emissions.

Three daughters of Malcolm X are accusing multiple law enforcement agencies in a $100 million lawsuit of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space with “Playa Saturno.”.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official.

The lawyer for a former cast member of the “Real Housewives of New York” has told a judge that the First Amendment cannot shield the show's creators from a lawsuit alleging the show's participants were subjected to a “rotted workplace culture.”.

Prosecutors say four bystanders were shot dead in the last 18 months because of gang rivalries in upper Manhattan.

The giant balloons may be flying at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the stars will be on street.

Veteran NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin has been tapped to replace Hoda Kotb as co-host of the 7 a_m_ to 9 a_m_ hours of “Today.”.

Fashion company Tapestry says it’s terminating its proposed merger with Capri because the two luxury groups don’t expect to overcome an antitrust challenge within an acceptable time frame.

Deep breathing can be a simple and effective way to reduce stress.

In their return to the national rankings, Rick Pitino and his St. John’s team finished much better than they started.

U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued to cool.

Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real estate brokers.

Dogecoin has raced higher in value since Donald Trump won the presidential election.

James Patterson’s latest philanthropic project marks a deepening of ties to his undergraduate alma mater.

Vending machines, that allow users to give instead of get, are being put in Detroit’s Campus Martius to support charities during the holiday season.

A New York judge says he'll make a decision as early as next week on the future of Donald Trump's hush money case.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates.

A federal judge has set an April retrial date for Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times, even as lawyers on both sides for the first time said they hope they can settle the case.

The NBA Cup is back for a second season, starting Tuesday night and running through Dec. 17.

Argentina’s inflation has slowed to 2.7% in October, the lowest level in three years in a win for the libertarian government of President Javier Milei.

After ripping higher for much of this year, the price of gold has suddenly become not so golden since Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election.

The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys.

Nearly two decades ago, My Chemical Romance released their career-defining rock opera, “The Black Parade.”.

Eminem, Boy George, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, the Doobie Brothers, N.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte.

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm is paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone is bothered a little by criticism of his team’s defense from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly and defended New York’s fielding following a World Series of mistakes and mental errors.