New York City voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose a mayor in a three-way race testing a generational and ideological divide. Democrat Zohran Mamdani, 34, could become the city’s first Muslim mayor, elevating his democratic socialist agenda of free buses, universal child care and a rent freeze. Former...
Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful to strike Jamaica, slammed into the island as a Category 5 storm, killing at least 32 and leaving much of the country without power. In Black River, St. Elizabeth Parish, nearly every building was shattered: a church gutted, the firehouse flooded 16 feet deep, the...
New Jersey voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose a governor in a closely watched test of Democrats’ hold on a traditionally blue state. Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former legislator endorsed by President Donald Trump, faces Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who would be the second female governor. Ciattarelli touts business...
Two courts have temporarily blocked the deportation of Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, a 64-year-old Pennsylvania man whose murder conviction was overturned after more than four decades in prison. An immigration judge stayed his removal while the Bureau of Immigration Appeals considers whether to review his case, and his lawyers also got...
In Indianapolis, Giannis Antetokounmpo shook free on an AJ Green screen, backed down Aaron Nesmith and hit a fading jumper as the buzzer sounded, lifting the Bucks over the Pacers 117-115. Coach Doc Rivers conceded the play wasn’t clean, but Antetokounmpo’s 33 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two steals...
President Donald Trump’s call to resume US nuclear testing has alarmed experts and revived painful memories of past detonations. The Marshall Islands, where the United States conducted 67 tests, still endure radiation, cancer and displacement—from the aging Runit dome threatened by rising seas to contaminated coconuts and uninhabited Bikini Atoll....
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake before dawn Monday damaged the historic Blue Mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, scattering debris but leaving the main structure standing, officials said. Authorities reported at least 20 dead and over 600 injured, with impacts reaching Badakhshan, where about 800 houses in one village in Shahr-e-Bozorg were partly or...
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings filed to run for Florida governor as a Democrat, expanding the field to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. Demings, a former sheriff and Orlando police chief who has led the county since 2018, opened a campaign account Friday and is expected to announce Thursday after...
New York City votes Tuesday after a turbulent mayoral race pitting Democrat Zohran Mamdani against independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, stunned Cuomo in June’s Democratic primary, then widened his coalition by meeting with police and clarifying he backs decriminalizing, not legalizing, consensual sex...
It’s Election Day in an off year, but the stakes are broad. New York City could elect 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani—who beat Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary—as he faces Cuomo, now running as an independent, with Republican Curtis Sliwa still in. California voters weigh Proposition 50 to allow...
