Millennial lawmaker pledges to tax the rich and ease burden on working people Supporters cheer for the election win of Democrat Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York on Wednesday. ZHANG ZHENGHAOXINHUA Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected the youngest mayor of New York in more than a cen...
MANILA -- Typhoon Kalmaegi left the Philippines before dawn Thursday with 114 deaths and at least 127 missing mainly in the central Philippines, the Office of Civil Defense OCD said. OCD Deputy Administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro told local media that Kalmaegi killed at least 114, "with actu...
Federal officials announced that the U.S. will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets starting on Friday, citing staffing shortages related to the ongoing government shutdown. "We have decided that a 10% reduction in scheduled capacity would be appropriate to continue to take the...
When Georgie Dow heard an explosion at the auto parts recycling business where she works in Louisville, Kentucky, she had no idea a UPS aircraft had just crashed outside. Dow, the chief financial officer of Grade A Auto Parts located just south of the Louisville International Airport runway where U...
The generational tobacco ban from the beginning of this month represents a bold and forward-looking move by the Maldivian government that takes the lead in protecting young people from smoking or nicotine products, health experts and officials say. The state-run PSM News said in a report on the day...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan fourth from left poses for a group photo with his counterparts from Arab and Muslim-majority countries before their meeting to discuss the ceasefire and next steps for Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Monday. KHALIL HAMRAAP Foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim...
A girl prepares food at a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur region, Sudan, on July 9, 2025. [UNICEFHandout via Xinhua] UNITED NATIONS - Violence is intensifying across Sudan's North Darfur state following the takeover of the state's capital, El Fasher, by the Rapid Support Forces, UN h...
The U.S. Department of Transportation may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the longest government shutdown on record continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. "You will see mass flight delays, you'll see mass cancellations," Duffy said at a press co...
At least seven people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday, officials said. The number of fatalities is expected to increase, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote on social media Tuesday night. At lea...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to flip control of the Virginia governorship, NBC News projects, setting her up to become the first woman to lead the state. Spanberger, a former congresswoman, won the race in the blue-leaning state after holding polling and f...
Matt McCaffery was a relatively unknown GOP chair in suburban Pennsylvania when police showed up at his door last year after an anonymous tip accused the Marine veteran of holding his family hostage — a swatting incident meant to terrorize him and his family just hours after he endorsed Kamala Harri...
Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspin A man holds a sign on the steps of the Massachusetts statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts, on 28 October. Photograph: Brian SnyderReuters Across the country, Americans who dep...
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport on October 31, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Samuel CorumGetty Images President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers in his strongest terms yet to vote for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s ma...
The 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, to be held from Nov 6 to 9, will hold a special significance as it commemorates the 10th anniversary of the vision to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace. Watch this video to explore how a decade of dedication has transformed ...
At 10, I finally uncover my family's 'mystery': Grandpa's old toolbox isn't just for tools — it's for crafting missiles; Dad's 'absent-mindedness' is due to his aerospace research. These two quiet men in my home? They're the real superheroes lighting up the universe! Salute all the ordinary s...