In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

New warships: President Trump said on Monday that the Navy would build two new “Trump Class” warships, with the eventual goal of acquiring 25. The announcement was the latest example of the president ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

Ex-CEO sued by New York for insider trading tied to COVID vaccine contamination A former chief executive of Emergent BioSolutions was charged on Thursday with insider trading by New York Attorney ...

Any time there’s a new Game of Thrones-adjacent series, it’s going to be a big deal for streamers. But you’ll have to wait until Sunday, January 18, to see A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO Max.

It’s only the first week of January, but Netflix already wants you to take a vacation. It’s not all about romance on Netflix, though. The 2025 flick Stone Cold Fox should please action movie fans who ...

Authorities are investigating the brutal stabbing death of an 85-year-old Brooklyn woman after the woman’s daughter found her body and called police, officials say. Police responding to a 911 ca ...