NEW YORK — The bitter cold gripping New York City has resulted in 16 fatalities. Mayor Zohran Mamdani reported this on Monday. The report highlights the ongoing risks faced by vulnerable residents during sub-freezing temperatures. Preliminary findings indicate that hypothermia contributed to 13 of the deaths, while three others appear to be linked to overdoses. Authorities have increased outreach to […]

FARMINGDALE, Long Island — Several passengers were injured Monday evening. A Long Island Rail Road train struck a vehicle east of Farmingdale. This incident halted service on the Ronkonkoma Branch. The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. A train traveling east from Jamaica to Ronkonkoma struck a car. This happened at the Little East Neck Road crossing near the Pinelawn station. […]

— On Monday, many Con Edison customers in Boerum Hill lost power. Others in Park Slope also experienced an outage. Power outages impacted many. Hundreds of them had been affected. Some have been without power since Friday. Crews worked to restore service amid icy conditions. The utility company attributed the outages to underground electrical equipment. The equipment was damaged by […]

There is something uniquely unsettling about British crime dramas. The violence is rarely loud. It is quiet, polite, well-mannered — and often hiding in plain sight. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder fits squarely within that tradition. It delivers a glossy, compulsively watchable mystery. It asks an uncomfortable question: What happens when respectability becomes the perfect disguise? The series is […]

The Winter Olympics are meant to celebrate the world coming together—speed, skill, and stories on ice and snow. Take a closer look at the European teams. One thing becomes clear: the continent’s rising diversity isn’t reflected on the podium. Across Europe, cities hum with multicultural life. Neighborhoods pulse with voices from across the globe. Yet Olympic uniforms still tell a […]

U.S. futures fell Monday. World stocks also tumbled. Investors fretted over the next Federal Reserve chair. They worried that the AI boom might be more bubble than breakthrough. In South Korea, the tech-heavy Kospi index closed 5.3% lower, with Samsung Electronics down 6.3% and SK Hynix plunging 8.7%. Trading was briefly suspended. The market tried to catch its breath after […]

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Winter has already overstayed its welcome for much of the country. On Monday, Punxsutawney Phil will offer his forecast. It could be six more weeks of snow and chill, or an early hint of spring. If Phil sees his shadow, it’s back to bundled scarves and shivering commutes. If not, we might dare to dream of crocuses […]

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a tall order. He must push a federal funding package through Congress. He also needs to prevent a partial government shutdown. Meanwhile, immigration enforcement operations dominate the headlines. Johnson is leaning on the office of the president for support. Senators struck a deal to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security. This was […]

The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last week? It wasn’t because he resisted artificial intelligence. Plumb, head of AI enablement, was actually one of Amazon’s top users of its new AI coding tool. If anything, his productivity caught the company’s attention—proof that embracing AI doesn’t always guarantee job security. Amazon announced […]

FLUSHING, Queens — Sunday morning brought a heartbreaking discovery on 65th Avenue. A man and a dog were found dead inside a mobile veterinary van. A 73-year-old man nearby was found unconscious and hospitalized in stable condition. Neighbors say the veterinarian who owned the van was known for quiet, generous service. He helped sick and injured animals at low cost. […]