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One omicron case was discovered in Long Island and four in the boroughs that make up New York City: two in Queens, one in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan.

So-called "trigger laws" in 12 states would automatically enact an abortion ban if Roe is overturned. In nine others, bans that were blocked by courts or have long been unenforced could take effect.

President Biden claimed to have met with former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to serve as a liaison during the Six-Day War despite still being in law school at the time.

"Laverne & Shirley" actor Eddie Mekka, famous for his role as Carmine Ragusa, has died at 69. He passed away at his home in California, his brother told NBC News.

Even as the House voted to fund the government through mid-February, Senate Republicans were still threatening to force a shutdown over vaccine mandates.

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A parolee with a long criminal history has been arrested in the killing of Jacqueline Avant, a local philanthropist and wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant in the couple's Beverly Hills, California, home during a burglary, authorities said Thursd…

Eddie Mekka, who found fame playing Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa, on the hit series "Laverne & Shirley," died Saturday at his home in Newhall, California, according to his official Facebook account.

Watch live as SpaceX at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station targets 6:12 p.m. ET Thursday for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and Starlink satellites.

Two teachers separately reported concerning behavior from sophomore Ethan Crumbley starting the day before the deadly Michigan high school shooting he's accused of -- prompting two meetings with him, including one with his parents just hours before the killin…

As of Thursday morning, the sides hadn’t yet determined when they would resume bargaining.

The proposed deal would give Nvidia control over computing technology and designs that rival firms rely on.

‘I speak rarely,’ Ms. Holmes wrote to herself, ‘when I do—CRISP and CONCISE’

Facing a huge coronavirus surge, Chancellor Angela Merkel, her successor, Olaf Scholz, and state governors agreed on tough new restrictions on people who have not been inoculated.

Oregon police said Shawna Browning, 29, was charged with aggravated murder in 2020's death of her 9-year-old daughter whose body was found in a duffel bag.

Omicron Covid variant in the U.S.: A second case has been detected in Minnesota. The omicron variant of the coronavirus was first discovered in southern Africa.

Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown, S Mike Edwards and free-agent WR John Franklin have been suspended three games for violating NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols.

Google is reportedly prepping its first self-branded smartwatch for a 2022 launch.

Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown was among three players who have been suspended three games for violating the NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols.

The man who held a loaded shotgun below his chin outside the United Nations headquarters Thursday as NYPD officers negotiated with him for hours until he finally surrendered wanted papers and other documents delivered to the intergovernmental organization, po…

The strike was one of several recent labor actions in the U.S. Workers everywhere from John Deere to McDonald's to the mining company Warrior Met Coal have walked off the job this year.

The prolific director has decided to forgo English subtitles in the movie.

The pop star turned 40 on Dec. 2, marking her first birthday since Judge Brenda Penny freed her from her 13-year conservatorship last month.

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Republicans are seeking to capitalize on the anxiety over higher prices, saying that they're largely driven by Biden's big-spending plans.

President Joe Biden said on Thursday his plan to fight Covid during the winter doesn't include shutdowns or lockdowns.

President Biden laid out his plan for combating COVID-19 after the omicron variant was found in the USA and a poll shows rising frustration.

Merkel isn’t saying. But Nina Hagen’s 1974 East German song goes back to Merkel’s upbringing in a divided Germany.

After spending the night in the lab, watching the genetic testing results spool out hour...

Shares of the ride-hailing and delivery company opened 19% higher, then reversed course

Google is finally making its own in-house smartwatch that’s set to launch in 2022, according to a new report from Insider. It’s unclear if it’ll be called the Pixel Watch, but that’s a distinct possibility.

“This is not cause for alarm,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “It was foreseen ever since it was first reported out of South Africa, that we knew it would come to New York State at some point.”

All of Will Brinson's picks and best bets for Week 13 of the 2021 NFL season

The Dow Jones rallied as Boeing stock took off. Mitch McConnell made a government shutdown pledge. A Warren Buffett stock vaulted higher.

Psaki denied that there’s a house-cleaning underway amid abysmal polling for Harris or mass disgruntlement among her staff after a trio of staff departures.

NASA's TESS telescope finds a small, iron-rich planet which could help explain the origins of Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system

Cooper has missed Dallas' past two games while on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Werder notes that Cooper's conditioning level is not what it was before he got sick. Always competing with a number of other skilled pass-catchers, this news makes Cooper an even ris…

A 15-year-old accused of killing four of his classmates and wounding seven other people had described wanting to attack the school in cellphone videos and a journal, the authorities said.