U.S. & World

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick is co-chair of the transition team for Donald Trump. The SEC says his firm caused two SPACs to make false statements.

A humanitarian rescue group says its sailboat plucked from the central Mediterranean an 11-year-old girl believed to be the only survivor of a shipwreck in stormy seas.

Mr. Christmas is recalling about 44, 600 wireless decorative tree light controllers because the wireless receiver can overheat and spark a fire, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Two cats have died after being suspected of contracting H5 bird flu after drinking raw milk that had been recalled, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Thursday. 

There have been dozens of sightings of what appear to be drones over New Jersey and adjacent areas in recent weeks.

The FTC alleged in a lawsuit filed in California on Thursday that Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits doesn’t give small and independent stores access to discounts and rebates that larger chains receive.

A Saudi human rights activist says soccer fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a “bubble” that doesn’t reflect real life.

A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday.

The 32-year-old DJ was booked for misdemeanor domestic violence Tuesday evening and later posted bail.

The pace of food price growth has already slowed dramatically over the past year.

As police continue to scour the history of the suspected shooter who gunned down an insurance CEO on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk, the NYPD said there is “no indication” he ever was a client of UnitedHealthcare.

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

First We Feast, the food and pop culture brand behind the YouTube show, was sold to a group of investors, including “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans, Crooked Media and the Soros Fund.