Mayor George McClellan inaugurated the NYC subway system in 1904

The librarian scans the shelves and quickly picks out a few works -- Orwell, Sorokin, Dostoevsky -- the authors she thinks can best help cast some light...

Two veterans of Gov. Ron DeSantis' political operation are departing his presidential campaign to work with an outside group that will focus on boosting the Florida Republican in his race for the White House.

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi had a private engagement party which was documented in a series of Instagram photos by hairstylist Pete Burkill

Bipartisan federal legislation is being introduced that would protect U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets who report a sexual assault from being disciplined for minor collateral misconduct, such as underage drinking

'Paul Reubens was like no one else, a brilliant and original comedian who made kids and their parents laugh at the same time,' wrote Jimmy Kimmel

The BBC has been looking in detail at how the casualty figures are totalled.

U.S. consumer spending rose moderately in October, while the annual increase in inflation was the smallest since early

North Dakota utility regulators will reconsider their denial of a siting permit for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline

Victoria Barrientos, 25, sentenced in Zanesville narcotics operation, pleaded guilty to money laundering and managing drug money and assets

Authorities in Bangladesh have announced a new minimum wage for garment factory workers after weeks of violent protests

It would cost about $30bn (£24bn) and take a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency says.