Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he is committed to closing Rikers Island, which is legally mandated to shut its doors by August of next year. On Tuesday, he tapped Dana Kaplan as the city’s new “close ...

Pope Leo XIV put the Rev. Edward Joseph Flanagan a step closer to possible sainthood Monday as he proclaimed the "heroic virtues" of the founder of Boys Town, a Nebraska home for at-risk youths that ...

Retired Holliston police officer John Scanlon died unexpectedly on March 15 at age 61. He served on the force for 36 years and was known for his institutional knowledge of the town. Scanlon is ...

Columnist Dana Milbank on Monday said he was leaving The Washington Post to join a new Robert Allbritton-backed Washington, D.C., news organization in a “a bold new journalistic venture.” Allbritton ...

Debra OConnell will become chairman of Disney Entertainment Television, while Disney's gaming business, led by Sean Shoptaw, will now report to Walden. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The incoming ...

President Trump has repeatedly and incorrectly stated that his father, Fred Trump, was born in Germany. Fred Trump was actually born in New York in 1905. The president's grandfather, Friedrich Trump, ...

Brian D. Scanlan is writing a book on the history of the Ellis Island hospital. His work has appeared in the New York Times, America magazine, northjersey.com and other publications. A Stay at Ellis ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

Growing up, Melissa Shultz sometimes felt like she had two fathers. One version of her dad, she told me, was playful and quick to laugh. He was a compelling storyteller who helped shape her career as ...

The Holy Rosary Church at 954 Baldwin Ave. in Paia was constructed in 1926 to serve a growing congregation. Courtesy photo The Holy Rosary Church in Paia is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year ...

Surging Medicaid costs and dramatically shrinking federal aid are a recipe for fiscal crisis, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon warned Monday. And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As Buffalo gets ready to welcome its new mayor in Sean Ryan, Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon addressed the media one last time on Tuesday. Scanlon said that he plans to remain on the ...