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The father of the last living American hostage being held by Hamas in Gaza is hoping that the Trump administration’s negotiators can help bring his son home safely.

Both Juan Soto and his younger brother, 19-year-old Elian Soto, are on the way to becoming baseball legends.

A sheriff’s deputy in New York will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting two Black teenagers fleeing in a car in 2023.

A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with a reported attack on Muslim students in Waterbury, Connecticut, city officials said.

It took five stitches to close Lizette’s stab wound, which almost punctured her lung.

A person familiar with the deal says the New York Giants and quarterback Jameis Winston have agreed to terms on a two-year, $8 million contract.

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City’s vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, city officials warn.

Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil appeared briefly Friday in immigration court at a remote Louisiana detention center as his lawyers fight in multiple venues to try to free him.

Heading into the first weekend of spring, we’ll be seeing the full spectrum of what this season has to offer. From mild and showery to freezing and dry, it’s all in the mix Saturday and Sunday. The blustery northwest winds that made for a chilly morning Friday will subside and shift to a warmer southwesterly breeze on Saturday. This...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration.