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Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives by the thinnest of margins, NBC News projected Wednesday, handing President-elect Donald Trump and his party all the levers of power in Washington.

The New York City Council passed, in a 42-8 vote, a bill that will put an end to forcing tenant-paid brokers fees, as the city looks for strategies to tackle the housing affordability crisis. Now, whoever hires the broker will have to pay their fees. The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses, or FARE, Act will “prohibit brokers from passing t...

Donald Trump visited the White House for an Oval Office meeting Wednesday with Democratic President Joe Biden and committed to a smooth transition of power.

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly admitting to setting one of the brush fires that swept through the town of Medford earlier in the day, according to a local official. Investigators were battling nearly a half-dozen small brush fires in Medford Tuesday. They put them out by the evening after fighting ...

Smith’s federal criminal cases against Trump were upended by the election, as the Justice Department’s longstanding policy is that presidents can’t be charged with crimes.

A fire that broke out near train tracks in the Bronx on Tuesday led to an suspension of all Amtrak service between NY Penn Station and New Haven that lasted through much of Wednesday, according to the transit agency, with service finally restored in the late afternoon.

Parents in Cheshire are pushing for answers after a teacher was put on leave over a “threatening” video aimed at people who voted for President-elect Donald Trump. The video went viral after it was screen-recorded and re-shared online. “I can’t un-see it. And I can’t walk into that school, I’m literally shaking. ...

A New York judge says he’ll make a decision as early as next week on the future of Donald Trump’s hush money case.

An Indianapolis man named Derek Sink died while in a Planet Fitness tanning bed and was discovered three days after his Nov. 8 arrival at the gym facility.

Peanut, a social media star pet squirrel seized and euthanized by authorities in New York, has tested negative for rabies.

President-elect Donald Trump did not endorse a candidate to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as the Senate Republican leader.

A suspect was charged with murder after a seemingly random broad daylight attack in which he strangled a woman in front of a Times Square hotel, according to police.

John Krasinski has been named People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2024, taking over for 2023 winner Patrick Dempsey.