A new Siena College poll shows New York Gov. Kathy Hochul holding a commanding lead over her potential Republican challengers as the state looks ahead to the 2026 gubernatorial race.

A new Siena College poll shows New York Gov. Kathy Hochul holding a commanding lead over her potential Republican challengers as the state looks ahead to the 2026 gubernatorial race.According to the survey, Hochul leads Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., by 19 points in a...

House Republicans reportedly are struggling to come to an agreement on healthcare. A looming year-end deadline for Affordable Care Act premium tax credits is forcing GOP leaders into a familiar pre-holiday scramble, as House Republicans head...

The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it killed a Hezbollah terrorist in the Taybeh area in the Marjayoun District of southeastern Lebanon the previous day. The operative was involved in gathering intelligence on IDF activity...

Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that there were some calls in the West to prepare for a major war with Russia and he described this as "hysteria" and "a lie." He also said that if Ukraine and the West abandon peace talks...

An accused gunman in Sydney's Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims. Two shooters slaughtered 15 people on Sunday in an antisemitic mass...

Amazon.com Inc is in discussions to invest in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, in a potential deal that could value the artificial intelligence company at over $500 billion, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

Gov. Andy Beshear crowed mightily when he announced in 2022 that Ford Motor Co. was building a $6 billion EV plant in Kentucky and that he had signed off on shelling out $250 million in taxpayer-funded loans for the project.

A new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office says a House Republican healthcare package scheduled for a floor vote Wednesday would reduce premiums under the Affordable Care Act by 11% and cut federal deficits by more than $35 billion, giving GOP leaders momentum as ...

The U.S. and Japan are preparing to begin reviewing energy projects that could become the first investments under a landmark $550 billion joint fund that was a centerpiece of a trade agreement the countries reached in July.

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, says her office has determined that Washington's Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime statistics but concluded the conduct does not warrant criminal charges.

Pope Leo XIV reportedly is set to accept Cardinal Timothy Dolan's resignation at some point this week and could name an Illinois bishop to replace him as the head of the Archdiocese of New York.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., said Tuesday that he would continue with his discharge petition to force a floor vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year.

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home near Boston, and authorities said Tuesday they had launched a homicide investigation.

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun said he does not plan to call another special session to pursue early redistricting, signaling an end to a months-long political battle that has dominated state politics.

Investigators believe that the person who killed two Brown University students may have cased neighborhoods near the campus hours before the shooting, as police continue their search more than three days after the attack.

The U.S. CDC on Tuesday adopted its advisers' recommendation allowing parents, in consultation with a healthcare provider, to decide whether infants born to hepatitis B-negative mothers should get the vaccine, including the birth dose

The FBI on Tuesday released a new video timeline detailing the movements of a person of interest in the deadly mass shooting at Brown University, offering the public a clearer look at the suspects actions before and after the attack.

A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced Tuesday to eight months of home confinement.

South African police have raided a U.S. refugee processing center in the country, briefly detaining U.S. staff who have been handling applications from white Afrikaner refugees.

Democrats need to reexamine their intrinsic message to voters and "stop telling Americans how to be and what to feel and believe," Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., wrotein an essay published in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas.

The House advanced a bill designed to speed up the federal permitting process Tuesday. The SPEED Act will be considered on the chamber floor Thursday after it advanced by a 215-209 vote.

While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of the gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, a couple and another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for their heroic efforts...

Warner Bros. Discovery's board could announce a decision as early as Wednesday on Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion takeover bid, with the board likely to advise shareholders to vote against the offer, according to sources familiar with the matter.