Trump: 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates

President Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike

At the midway point of his annual Christmas vacation, President Donald Trump huddled at his Florida club with his top national security advisers. Days earlier, a rocket attack by an Iranian-funded group struck a U.S.-Iraqi base, killing an American contractor and wounding several others.

‘They’ named Word of the Decade

The American Dialect Society has chosen the word “they” as the word of the 2010’s. 

New York City ramps up security after Iranian general is killed

The mayor of New York City has ordered the NYPD to take immediate steps to protect key locations across the city after a U.S. airstrike killed Iran's top general.

Trump claimed in 2011, 2012 that Obama would start war with Iran to get reelected

President Donald Trump, currently facing an impeachment trial in the Senate while aiming for reelection in 2020, claimed in 2011 that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran to get reelected. 

Royal Family releases new portrait of the Queen with all 3 heirs to the throne to mark new decade

Kensington Palace has published a new photo showing The Queen alongside all three generations of successive heirs to the throne: The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George.

Cuomo: NY should expand anti-discrimination protections

New York would outright prohibit discrimination in its state constitution under a proposal the state’s Democratic governor released Friday.

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge, held on Texas warrant

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge Thursday night in Miami after arguing with a music promoter over payment for a performance, Miami police said in an arrest warrant.

Deadly Tesla crashes raise questions about Autopilot

Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company’s Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets.

New Jersey minimum wage climbs $1 to $11 an hour

The new year brought with it a bump in New Jersey's minimum wage to $11 an hour, up from $10.

Murphy signs bill giving $9.5M to family-planning clinics

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed legislation setting aside $9.5 million for family planning services to counteract a Trump administration rule barring clinics from referring women for abortions.

Hillary Clinton takes ceremonial role at Queen's University in Belfast

Hillary Clinton is adding another title to her list of credits. The former U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senator, first lady, and presidential candidate is now the chancellor of a university.

New York's bail reform takes effect Jan. 1

Major changes came to New York's criminal justice system on Jan. 1, 2020, when bail reform went into effect.

'Grandfather Express': Man surprises grandchildren with bus to take them to school each morning

An Oregon grandfather of 10 came up with a brilliant way to spend more time with his grandchildren — he surprised them with a school bus that he had decorated and named the “Grandfather Express,” which he will use to drive them to school each day.

Viral video shows man grab woman off subway

A police union is slamming Mayor Bill de Blasio for an incident aboard a Bronx subway where a man is seen carrying a woman off the car in what appears to be an attempted abduction.

Checkers, Drunkard, Barney, Bo: Presidential pets have inhabited the White House since its beginning

Bo and Sunny, the two Portuguese water dogs adopted by then-President Barack Obama, were some of the most famous four-legged White House inhabitants of all time, but they certainly weren’t the first.

New York leaders call for action in wake of violence against Jews

In the wake of several incidents of violence against Jews, several elected and community leaders in New York are proposing ways to fight hate crimes and foster greater understanding.