Even if a peace can be reached, it won’t be easy to solve the problem of Ukrainian civilians languishing in Russian jails.

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The stories begin with a knock on the door and end with Irish and UK nationals being charged in home repair fraud schemes in ...

Type "New York" into a Spotify search, and you’ll get a list of hundreds and hundreds of titles (and those are just the ones ...

Pieces once traded during the Greek and Roman eras or salvaged from Spanish shipwrecks continue to be popular with artisans ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Saturday Night Live took a crack at the trio of candidates seeking New York City’s mayorship in the final weekend before Election Day. Featuring “Top Gun: Maverick” star Miles ...

Edie Falco, 62, is an Emmy-winning actress best known for the series “The Sopranos,” “Oz” and “Nurse Jackie.” She co-stars in season 4 of Paramount+’s “Mayor of Kingstown.” She spoke with Marc Myers.

To most New Yorkers, it’s a simple question, but to Professor Christina Tortora (GC/College of Staten Island, Linguistics), it’s a window into the science of language. The small, telling phrase ...

Meet Adrian. With round wire-rim glasses, shaggy brown hair, and a beard, he looks like a throwback to the student radicals of the 1960s. His politics are a throwback, too. Standing on a sidewalk in ...

From Florence Pugh to Paul Mescal, global stars are redefining what authenticity sounds like — and audiences are keeping score. By Remy Blumenfeld In today’s Hollywood, the wrong vowel can cost you ...

An ongoing smishing campaign is targeting New Yorkers with text messages posing as the Department of Taxation and Finance, claiming to offer "Inflation Refunds" in an attempt to steal victims' ...