George Washington is the only president of the United States whose inauguration took place in New York City, then the ...

The USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier sets off for its final voyage to a Texas scrapyard after decades of naval service.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This ...

The MTA begins a four-month A train shutdown in Far Rockaway on Jan. 17 for Sandy-related repairs, impacting 9,000 riders.

Jimmy Carter loved his Georgia rocker, but it was North Carolina that provided John F. Kennedy his famous chair.

Two unidentified bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after it landed at Fort ...

A Republican senator known for his support of Donald Trump insulted a member of the media this week - as he spoke about the recent terror attack in New Orleans. The ...

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Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy promised to hold officials accountable for the investigation into the New Orleans incident where Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd, killing 10 ...

Sen. John Kennedy cryptically threatened to “chase” federal officials “like they stole Christmas” if they won’t tell the “truth” about the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New ...