In 1789, Washington urged the people of the United States to celebrate “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.”

New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez — a trailblazer known by the nickname “La Luchadora,” or the fighter — announced that she will retire next year after more than three decades in Congress.

BOTTOM LINE: Washington Mystics visits the New York Liberty after Shakira Austin scored 30 points in the Mystics' 84-82 loss to the Seattle Storm. The Liberty are 12-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference ...

Washington Wizards (1-5, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (3-3, seventh in the Eastern Conference) New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -11.5; over/under is 234.5 BOTTOM LINE: Washington aims to break its four ...

Tom Homan said he plans to ramp up federal immigration enforcement efforts, a month after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carried out a high-profile raid targeting Manhattan street vendors.

States are rejecting some of the mega tax package's most popular individual tax provisions to boost their finances. What it means for their residents.

Gotham’s NYC celebration will include a fleet of buses that will drive toward City Hall, and the team will be awarded the key to the city.