China has revealed its goal for slashing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, providing a glimpse into how global emissions might change over the next decade. In a video address to the United Nations ...

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a case against an alleged serial killer. The ruling paves the way for a type ...

University of Maine researchers developed a new process to make HBL, a key ingredient in many medicines, from renewable glucose instead of petroleum. The approach not only lowers drug production costs ...

President Trump redoubled his threat to use the shutdown to slash the federal bureaucracy as Democrats and Republicans dug in for an extended battle. The New York Times Reporting from Washington ...

China urged its companies with U.S. operations not to bring their domestic price-cutting playbook to the U.S. market, signaling Beijing's intent to maintain recent trade calm with Washington. Chinese ...

Two excellent new restaurants opened last Friday, about 15 steps from each other near Union Square. One is a kebab stand from the unstoppable Unapologetic Foods team, whose Adda, Semma, and Dhamaka ...

Gary Shteyngart was just seven years old when his family emigrated from the Soviet Union and settled in Queens. He remembers the transition as one of “leaving black-and-white for pure Technicolor.” ...

With a plan to buy the former Crowne Plaza hotel property, a New York company is looking to get the long-stalled redevelopment on track by demolishing the decaying building and putting up more than ...

DAYTONA BEACH — While celebrating the opening of the new Amazon robotics fulfillment center, Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry said over the weekend he attended the First Step Shelter's event ...

After months of waiting, borrowers have finally gotten the shift in monetary policy they've been waiting for. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points yesterday — marking ...

Defending his country’s military actions in an address to the General Assembly, Israel’s prime minister rejected the idea of a Palestinian state and called for the release of hostages held in Gaza.