Headlines from the May 7, 1926, front page include: Leaders threaten to order 2 million more men on strike.

Those on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak were not well informed, a passenger has told NBC News, with life continuing as usual even after the first death was announced.

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The war in Iran has pushed global oil prices higher, which boosts oil company revenues. But major U.S. oil companies aren't signaling plans to increase production to bring down prices at the pump.

The American Psychiatric Association says too few patients can access comprehensive mental health care in the United States. It welcomes new investments in improving access to evidence-based care.

A three-block stretch of Edgewater's Bryn Mawr Avenue, home to some of the most stylish Victorian era and Jazz Age residential buildings in the city, will take a likely step toward landmark status Thursday.The city's Department of Planning and Development will ask the Commission on Chicago Landmarks to approve a preliminary designation to create the Bryn ...

Beijing depended on Hungarys outgoing leader, Viktor Orban, to gain a toehold in Europe. A giant battery factory proved a step too far.

A confluence of factors is causing public schools in New York and across the country to experience dramatic reductions in enrollment.

The panel that regulates rents for nearly one million apartments is set to weigh in on potential increases for the first time since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office.

Rather than making city buses free for all riders, elected officials and transit advocates are pushing to expand a transit program for low-income New Yorkers.

More miles of the countrys rivers were reconnected last year thanks to dam removals than at any other time in history.

In 1775, George Washington sent Henry Knox, a Boston bookseller, to fetch 60 tons of artillery. We followed Knoxs route to see how the country has changed.

Across the country, police and city officials are trying to crack down on sometimes violent youth gatherings, but the teens themselves say they need some way to socialize and blow off steam.

The city where he planted his empire came to embody his ambitions and his confidence. Mr. Turner died on Wednesday at 87.

The media mogul, who died this week, amassed roughly two million acres and revived entire ecosystems.

Here are ways Floridas advanced high school history program, which students can use for college credit, differs from other curriculums.

The new season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation will be the last on MTV. The castmates said its only a matter of time before it returns somehow.

Plus, the conflicting messages on the state of the war.

Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with reprieve on corruption charges, according to Xinhua. More to follow...

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The man accused of setting the deadly Palisades Fire allegedly admired Luigi Mangione, joining a growing list of accused criminals who invoked his name.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre's family says King Charles III missed an opportunity to meet with Epstein survivors while they were in D.C. just minutes away.

The U.S. House Texas GOP Caucus is backing a resolution affirming states' constitutional right to secure borders against an "invasion" or "imminent danger."

IRS data reveals South Carolina is the fastest-growing state as Americans move south for lower taxes, jobs and quality of life, reshaping economies.

China orders firms to defy U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil in what analysts call an unprecedented escalation of Beijing's resistance to Washington.