Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan's Famous is sold for $450 million

Nathan’s Famous , which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to

An extreme winter storm is set to bring damaging ice and snow to nearly half the US

A major winter storm — among the most extreme and widespread in years — is set to lash more than two dozen states with damaging ice and heavy snow late this week.

Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal

Davos, Switzerland (ap) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was canceling his planned tariff on U.s.

Immigration enforcement activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities

Maine is seeing an increase in enforcement activity as part of the new immigration crackdown initiative in the state, dubbed Operation Catch of the Day.

This just in from The New York Times: Its first 2-player game, and an evolving business model

(ap) — For subscribers to The New York Times who are as interested in solving Wordle or filling in the crossword puzzle

Supreme Court appears reluctant to let Trump fire Fed's Lisa Cook

Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Wednesday toward President Donald Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a case with the central bank's independence at stake.

Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, members of Kiss and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Taylor Swift, Kiss' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins make up the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees.

Fed to hold rates through March, and possibly through Powell's tenure, on strong growth

The Federal Reserve will hold its key interest rate through this quarter and possibly ​until Chair Jerome Powell's tenure ends, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters, a shift from last month.

Trump rules out force, tariffs, says Greenland deal framework reached

President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage ⁠to seize Greenland, and said a deal was in sight to end the dispute.

Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says

Washington (ap) — President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after departing for

The new ‘Be The People’ campaign wants to unite hundreds of millions of Americans to solve problems

As the official celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence culminate on

Measles elimination status ‘not really’ a concern, CDC official says

(cnn) — Ongoing measles outbreaks in multiple parts of the country are threatening the United States’ status as a

Amazon CEO: Prices have gone up from tariffs

(cnn) — If your next Amazon order seems more expensive, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be partially to