Chess champ Magnus Carlsen quits tourney after refusing to change out of jeans
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen says he dropped out of the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out…
Musk, Ramaswamy voice support for foreign tech workers in the U.S.
1 of 3 | Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 16 and on Thursday…
Trump asks the Supreme Court to give him time to negotiate TikTok terms
President-elect Donald Trump says he is uniquely positioned to negotiate a deal resolving national-security issues and other problems with TikTok and on Friday asked the…
Mega Millions ticket worth $1.22 billion sold in Northern California
Mega Millions jackpot lottery tickets are on sale at a store with the jackpot standing at $1.1 billion in New York City on Tuesday, January…
Delta Air Lines crew stops stowaway on plane in Seattle
Delta Air Lines officials said a stowaway was found onboard a taxiing Airbus A321neo at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport without a ticket on Christmas Eve.…
Grand jury indicts man on 4 counts of murder in subway fire incident
The Guatemalan national accused of setting a woman on fire in the New York City subway was indicted on four counts of murder and one…
N.Y.'s new superfund law to charge billions of dollars in fines for fossil fuel polluters
A new climate change superfund law in New York state will impose an estimated $75 billion in fees for companies that are the biggest fossil…
Wall Street rally hits year-end snag as Dow drops by nearly 500 points
The Dow Jones Industrial Index dropped by nearly 500 points Friday as a hoped-for "Santa Claus rally" fizzled among light trading on Wall Street. Big…
Woman who says she was raped by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Jay-Z to remain anonymous
Jay Z mingles following an unveiling ceremony honoring DJ Khaled with the 2,719th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022. On Thursday, a…
IRS wants to know if JustAnswer experts are paying taxes on income
A U.S. district court in California issued a John Doe summons for JustAnswer LLC to examine who has been paid by the company and if…
Friday's Mega Millions jackpot prize reaches $1.15 billion
Friday's upcoming Mega Millions jackpot drawing could see a player win approximately $1.15 billion. Source link
Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days has new baby
A newborn orca calf, designated as J61, is shown with its mother near Puget Sound, Wash., Photo courtesy of the Center for Whale Research Facebook…
Former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson wants to be DNC chairperson
Marianne Williamson speaks to the media following the first day of the CNN Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theater in Detroit on July 30,…
Florida pizza delivery driver accused of stabbing pregnant $2 tipper
Brianna Alvelo is accused of returning to a motel and stabbing a pregnant woman 14 times after being tipped $2 for a pizza delivery Sunday…
Border czar: U.S. to ‘construct family facilities’ for detentions and deportations
Thomas Homan, incoming director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July. File…
Phoenix airport returns to normal after Christmas night shooting that injured 4
Flights were not affected by a Christmas shooting incident at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport (pictured, 2005), a spokesman said, and operations were quickly back to…
Universities tell international students to return to U.S. before Trump’s inauguration
New York police officers remove and arrest pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied Columbia University's Hamilton Hall on April 30. That event might partly trigger new travel…
Trump nominates Miami-Dade, Fla., commissioner for ambassador to Panama
1 of 2 | President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as U.S. ambassador to Panama. File Pool photo by Yuki…
First-time unemployment claims fall by 1,000; overall filings hit 3-year high
Thousands of job seekers arrive at Amazon's future headquarters at a "career day" in Crystal City, Va., in 2019. Filings for continuing weekly unemployment benefits…
Taxi jumps curb in NYC, hits 6 pedestrians, 3 hospitalized
Bystanders pulled a 9-year-old boy and his mother from under a taxi near Macy's in New York City on Christmas Day after the vehicle jumped…