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The yuletide anthem makes millions of dollars every year, estimates suggest. The “Queen of Christmas” likely keeps a big chunk of that haul, experts say.

A second Amazon facility in New York City saw workers walk off the job and join the growing strike to pressure the e-commerce company to meet at the bargaining table and reach an eventual labor agreement. Tens of thousands of workers have gone on strike in recent days during what is considered to be one of the busiest online shopping…

The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.

The first day of winter brought with it New York City’s first accumulating snowfall of the season. People across the tri-state woke up to measurable snow on the ground, some finding as much as 4 or 5 inches in parts of New York and New Jersey. The snowfall let up by mid-morning as the system moved east and out of…

People across the tri-state woke up to snow on the ground, the first time this season that many received accumulating snow, including New York City. The snow moved out of the region Saturday morning leaving behind a beautiful scene on the first day of winter. Central Park received 1.8 inches of snow, the first measurable snow of the season there&#8...

More than 200 people were injured, many seriously, when a Saudi doctor intentionally drove a black BMW into a busy Magdeburg, Germany, Christmas market Friday evening.

Just in time for Christmas Eve, the Mega Millions jackpot is approaching $1 billion after there were no grand prize winners on Friday. The winning Mega Millions numbers from Friday, December 20 were 2, 20, 51, 56, 67 and Mega Ball 19. Just because a player did not match all six numbers, they shouldn’t throw away their tickets because more&#82...

Party City, a longtime retailer and go-to source for many of party supplies, is closing all its stores and going out of business, according to a report from CNN. Company CEO Barry Litwin told corporates employees in a meeting Friday the company is “winding down” operations and and today was their last day working there, CNN reported. Th...

The NYPD is sending additional resources to holiday markets across New York City following a suspected attack at a Christmas market in Germany that left at least two people dead and injured dozens of others, according to a senior NYPD official. The police department already had increased security at holiday markets as a precaution and will now ramp...

The Social Security Fairness Act passed by a vote of 76-20 in the early hours of Saturday.

A small plane with three people aboard landing on the New York State Thruway near Albany Friday, disrupting traffic in the area but leaving no one hurt, authorities say. Two lanes were closed after the plane landed on the Thruway near exit 23 around 12:40 p.m. State Police say the pilot and two passengers were the only ones aboard. No…...

After weeks of concerns over drones hovering over tri-state communities, the Federal Aviation Administration has stepped in to stop the flight of unmanned aircraft by banning the flying machines over certain locations in New York. The FAA said it imposed the temporary flight restrictions in coordination with federal security partners and at the req...

The Biden administration announced on Friday that it would forgive another $4.28 billion in student loan debt for 54,900 borrowers who work in public service.

Amazon in November quietly launched Haul, for items under $20, largely from China. It’s Amazon’s answer to the soaring popularity of Temu and TikTok Shop.