Famed New York journalist Pete Hamill, an acclaimed wordsmith who dominated pages at the city's tabloid newspapers, died on Wednesday. His brother, Denis Hamill, and literary agent Esther Newberg both confirmed the writer's passing to…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “probably” will deliver his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination later this month from the White House. “I'll probably do mine live from the White…

This article about how colleges are managed was produced in partnership with The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. This is part 2 of the Colleges in…

DETROIT — With just days to go before the start of the new academic year, schools around the country are rushing to gather materials they never thought they would need: plexiglass dividers, piles of masks…

A huge rescue operation and an international aid effort were underway Wednesday, less than 24 hours after much of Beirut was buried by rubble and choked by smoke in a colossal explosion Tuesday afternoon. At…

A Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American adults conducted in April found that 53 percent of Republicans were willing to take anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, while only 18 percent of Democrats were willing to…

Since President Donald Trump came to office, he has let loose a torrent of bigotry through his attacks on immigrants, minorities and women. It’s no surprise that his noxious rhetoric has fed the urgency of…

Searchers have located a sunken amphibious assault vehicle and identified human remains following a training accident that killed eight Marines and a sailor last week, the military said Tuesday. A Marine was pronounced dead at…