S Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory Tuesday addressing the "epidemic of loneliness and isolation" affecting the country and laying out a framework for a "National Strategy to…

Data analysis by THE CITY shows that certain NYPD precincts have a higher proportion of inexperienced new police officers than others — and that officers tend to receive more complaints…

People across New York state surrendered thousands of firearms in exchange for gift cards over the weekend in what the attorney general's office called a "historic" gun buyback event. The…

By Gina Martinez At least six people are dead following a pile-up involving up to 80 vehicles on Interstate 55 south of Springfield, Illinois, on Monday, Illinois State Police said.…

A bloody chaos with a cast of warlords, chancers and cynical exploiters, the latest conflict in Africa has parallels with Syria Tonight, like every other night for weeks, convoys of…

Reduce stress and anxiety--in yourself and others--by learning how to say no without over-explaining. I have a confession to make: I'm a chronic over-explainer. Maybe you can relate. Have you…

Nearly 1,900 have been evacuated, says UK government, but final flight has yet to leave Khartoum Britons are feared to have been stranded in Sudan following reports that the country’s…

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada…

(JTA) — Actor Steve Guttenberg has had the kind of career that put him in touch with nearly every trend in Hollywood. There were prestige films like “Diner” and “Cocoon”…

(JTA) — The Swiss government agreed Wednesday to help pay for the country’s first national memorial to honor the 6 million Jews and other victims of the Holocaust. Long known…