It's a holiday tradition for many Jewish families: ordering Chinese takeout on Christmas. How did this happen?

The game was respected throughout Europe and Asia, turning ping pong stars into big names: In Marty Supreme, one who was imprisoned at Auschwitz tells the story of being spared by Nazi guards who ...

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after discovering more than a million potentially relevant ...

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the nation's electoral system.

As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year, we revisit a report from a remote corner of southeastern Syria near the border with Jordan. There some 7,000 ...

Environmentalists are criticizing the state's new 15-year energy framework for its continued reliance on natural gas and ...

The DEC will host guided First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day to celebrate the start of 2026 in nature.

Five North Country storytellers share tales of unforgettable holidays with their families - both joyful and disastrous.

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Ten years after the acclaim and controversy of Alice Walker's The Color Purple and long before Girlfriends and Girls Trip, the Black women's ensemble feature was a rarity on American screens — until ...

Homes and businesses in the Watertown area continue to be impacted by a boil water order, which could remain in effect ...