Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off

Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week, affecting ...

Officials search for passengers after plane headed to Jamaica crashes in Miami

A spokesperson for the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport said the plane departed at 10:14 a.m. as part of relief efforts to help the island after Hurricane Melissa.

Jamaica secures seat on UNESCO executive board

Jamaica has been elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) executive board, ...
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Transit advocates announce Pokey award for slowest New York City bus route

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City transit advocates handed out awards to what they say are the slowest and least reliable bus ...

Trump commuted his sentence once, now a NYC weed kingpin will serve 27 months for new crimes

Braun’s new crimes included putting his live-in nanny in a headlock, grabbing her breast and forcing her hand onto her genitals in February; menacing a nurse at Mount Sinai South Hospital in ...

New York Mayor-elect Mamdani taps a budget and policy veteran to be his No. 2 at City Hall

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed a veteran of city and state government to be his first deputy mayor as ...
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New NYC Ferry routes bring direct boat ride between Brooklyn and Staten Island

It's the most significant new route between the two boroughs since the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964.

Arctic blast to plunge NYC wind chill temperatures into 20s, teens

An Arctic blast will descend on the tristate area and much of the eastern half of the U.S. overnight, bringing below-freezing ...