Heavy rains lashed New York on Thursday, killing two people in the city, Mayor Eric Adams said, while accompanying storms disrupted flights and weather authorities warned of floods in some areas.

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik plans to launch a bid for New York governor in November and has hired a number of key senior aides, a source familiar with the planning told CNN.

Religion has become a defining issue in the New York City mayoral race as Jewish New Yorkers reject Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani's positions on Israel and war in Gaza.

School buses will be running Monday for New York City public school students after the bus companies said they will sign an emergency contract extension to continue negotiations. The 30-day extension includes a 30-day grace period, which means bus service should continue without disruptions through the end of the calendar year.

The story was just one of hundreds of inspirational tales that depicted prominent figures performing inspiring acts of kindness.

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist critical of Iran, was 'chillingly close' to being murdered, the Justice Department said.

Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

Since the mid-1990s, Bagel Lovers Cafe has been serving the Harrisburg area as an artisan bakery offering a full cafe menu, catering and wholesale. Its bagels are old-school New York style — kettled, boiled, and hearth baked fresh each morning — crafted using top quality ingredients.

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean. Now, the Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York City is turning its heartbreak into action: filling warehouses with emergency supplies to send to