Amazon opens 1st physical clothing store in Los Angeles

Amazon’s brick-and-mortar clothing store, called Amazon Style, uses an app and QR codes to try and streamline the process of shopping.

Beaches open for the summer in NYC

Despite Saturday's weather, the rest of the holiday weekend is expected to be pretty nice, as beaches across New York City open for the season.

Unruly Southwest passenger sentenced to prison for punching flight attendant

A woman from Sacramento has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $30,000 for punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant a year ago.

More Memorial Day travel expected, despite high gas prices

Airlines are gearing up for a busy summer season as people are ready to take to the skies again after being cooped up for two years during the pandemic.

Dyson is developing robots that do household chores

On Wednesday, Dyson announced it is hiring people in the robotics field to help develop robots capable of doing various household chores and other tasks.

New Yorkers with 'long COVID' getting help

Nitza Rochez's battle with COVID was nothing compared to what she experienced once she recovered from the virus in March 2020. Then she got help at Mount Sinai's Center for Post-COVID Care.

Coney Island, other NYC beaches open for swimming Saturday

All eight public beaches managed by New York City's Parks Department open to swimming on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Lifeguards will be on duty every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NYC Memorial Day Weekend getaway is busiest travel day in years

The Memorial Day weekend getaway is on. AAA forecasts that 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more between Thursday and Monday.

Biggest US cities lost population during pandemic, Sunbelt saw gains, census data shows

Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles and Chicago leading. Here’s where they moved.

Baby formula shortage: Huge shipment arrives from Europe

Jill Biden and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy welcomed the delivery of a second shipment of tens of thousands of pounds of baby formula that the Biden administration is importing from Europe.

How robots help older New Yorkers fight social isolation

Many older Americans deal with loneliness and social isolation. New York has partnered with a robotics company to place an interactive "robot" named ElliQ in the homes of about 800 senior citizens. So what does ElliQ do?

Kitten improving after being saved from dumpster fire in Nevada

The six-week-old kitten was brought into Pet Health Hospital in Las Vegas several weeks ago after surviving the fire. The animal suffered severe burns on her ears and paws.

Oreo and Ritz join together for limited-time, sweet and salty snack

The Ritz x Oreo snack is one side cracker, one side Oreo cookie — with a layer of peanut butter-flavored creme and another layer of cookie creme. Here’s how to snag a pack.