Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
Salman Rushdie has testified for the second time about being stabbed nearly to death four years ago in a western New York amphitheater.
Wisconsin governor calls for transparency after Madison officer fatally shoots man with knife
The police shooting death of a man with a knife has roiled a Wisconsin city and prompted the governor to call for transparency and accountability in any investigation.
As parasite spawned chaos, Taylor Farms slow-walked its response
The company effectively delayed a recall that ultimately resulted in customer confusion.
Author Charles Gaines, who popularized the world of bodybuilding with ‘Pumping Iron,’ dies at 84
Gaines, who began lifting weights at 16, also wrote novels like "Stay Hungry."
The bagel’s journey from Jewish immigrant food to American breakfast staple
The bagel in America is an immigrant story with a hole in the middle. It came with Eastern European Jews escaping poverty and antisemitism, landing in New York street carts…
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on NYC’s Upper East Side has now claimed five lives
More than 70 people have been infected so far with the disease, which is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, since it was first identified on…
NYPD can’t arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes: Mamdani
Speculation over whether Mamdani would enforce an International Criminal Court warrant when Netanyahu visited Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly in September ended Tuesday night when the mayor on…
Tropical Storm Bertha wobbles off Mississippi coast on slow crawl toward Louisiana landfall
Bertha is slow-crawling across the Gulf spreading heavy rain and wind.
The results of the autopsy of Nolan Wells will be released Wednesday, the family’s attorney says
The second autopsy, funded by former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, aims to determine if Wells had injuries beyond drowning.
2 married couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river
One of the couples left behind two children, who were also at the river.