Religion has become a defining issue in the New York City mayoral race as Jewish New Yorkers reject Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani's positions on Israel and war in Gaza.

School buses will be running Monday for New York City public school students after the bus companies said they will sign an emergency contract extension to continue negotiations. The 30-day extension includes a 30-day grace period, which means bus service should continue without disruptions through the end of the calendar year.

Since the mid-1990s, Bagel Lovers Cafe has been serving the Harrisburg area as an artisan bakery offering a full cafe menu, catering and wholesale. Its bagels are old-school New York style — kettled, boiled, and hearth baked fresh each morning — crafted using top quality ingredients.

At least three men, two of them disguised as construction workers, broke into a New York City home and drove off with a safe and jewelry worth more than $3 million, authorities said Tuesday. The daring heist happened on Oct. 16 at about 2:20 p.m. ET in the Jamaica Hills neighborhood of Queens, police said.

The story was just one of hundreds of inspirational tales that depicted prominent figures performing inspiring acts of kindness.

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist critical of Iran, was 'chillingly close' to being murdered, the Justice Department said.

Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean. Now, the Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York City is turning its heartbreak into action: filling warehouses with emergency supplies to send to