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19:25 'Suffering likely to get worse before it gets better' - Blinken Martin Pengelly Secretary of state Antony Blinken has just issued a fresh warning about the war, echoing other leaders of late who have warned that the worst is ahead. An Irish questioner asks how much worse things are…

Aysia Marotta “Michelle loves some Guy Fieri.” This is one of the first things said on a Zoom call with the six members of Michelle, a New York City-based pop group. To clarify, no one in the band is actually named Michelle (and they style their group name, album titles,…

Donald Trump has reached an agreement with the the New York attorney general’s office that will temporarily spare him from having to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his business, as the former president’s appeal process in the case continues. In February, a New York judge…

In a win for the Second Amendment, a Manhattan judge blocked New York Attorney General Letitia James’ attempt to break up the National Rifle Association. Though her lawsuit against the NRA is allowed to remain open, Judge Joel M. Cohen said her accusations don’t “allege the type of public harm…

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers got off to a slow start on Wednesday night in their matchup with the New York Knicks. They found themselves trailing by 16 in the early going as they were having a tough time getting into any rhythm. A big factor was everybody else was not able…

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers finally returned home on Wednesday to play host to the New York Knicks to finish off a home-and-home series with their division rival and it meant the big home debut of one, James Harden. The Sixers acquired Harden back on Feb. 10 from…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus. Biden declared that he and all members…

Media caption, Watch: The moment Kyiv TV tower was struck by a Russian missile Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of war crimes after it launched air strikes on the country's second city, Kharkiv. At least 10 people were killed and 35 hurt when an opera house, a concert…

“I’m very glad that we have this community especially in these kinds of situations, we have people to talk to, people to share our feelings with. We’re all a big family because you’re from one heritage that we’re all proud of,” said Sofiia Zelena, 16, a 11th grade student at…

New York City, the first U.S. metropolis to require vaccinations indoors, will lift its mandate for indoor businesses, dining and events in the coming days. Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that his administration would end its vaccination mandate requirements on March 7 as long as Covid-19 case numbers continue to…