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New York Rep. Nydia Velazquez announced Thursday she will retire next year after more than 30 years in Congress, becoming the second long-serving New York Democrat to step aside.

Roasting turkey may be synonymous with Thanksgiving, but for a growing number of Americans, that bird is nowhere on the table. More than 34% of American adults say their least favorite traditional Thanksgiving food is the turkey at the center.

The nuclear submarines President Trump green-lighted in his meeting with Lee Jae-myung last month may help the South Korean president reassure a public wary of an upcoming shakeup over control of South Korea's troops -- and move Seoul closer to ...

New Jersey Democratic Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill resigned from her seat in the U.S. House and the current governor on Friday set special election dates to fill her position for next year.

A copy of "Superman No. 1," the 1939 first comic devoted to the superhero, was sold by Heritage Auctions for $9.12 million on Thursday.

Rep. Jason Crow said President Trump is trying to silence and intimidate him and his Democratic colleagues for posting a video telling military and intelligence personnel to defy orders they think are illegal.

Days after Panama qualified for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA banned the country's soccer federation president for failing to respect a previous ban imposed for fat-shaming a women's national team star.

A judge set bail Friday for an Indiana man accused of killing a house cleaner who showed up at his home by mistake at $25,000 and ordered him to surrender his passport.

The House's lead investigator said he will hold former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, in contempt of Congress if they don't testify in person over their dealings with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The first official test race on the controversial sliding track being rebuilt for the Milan Cortina Olympics was won by skeleton world champion Matt Weston of Britain on Friday.