ATLANTA — Engineer and entrepreneur Dr. Lonnie Johnson created the billion-dollar toy that became a staple of childhood summers—but that success was only the beginning. From growing up in the ...

As New York City mourns the deaths of at least 18 New Yorkers during this stretch of extreme cold, a familiar argument has resurfaced: encampment sweeps that forcibly disperse people living on the ...

If logging into the same sweepstakes casino is starting to feel a bit like the movie “Groundhog Day,” it’s probably time to flip the script. New sweepstakes sites like Crown Coins offer a welcome ...

The centuries-old trade is enjoying something of a revival, partly driven by rising energy costs. Today’s sweeps use new tools and technology. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London Against a gray ...

Unless you worked for Ford’s plastics, paint and vinyls division in the 1980s, you probably don’t know the name Jim Moylan. But you might well know the idea that made this unknown engineer who ...

For about a decade, whenever Jay Moorer wanted to add to his investment portfolio, he opened an app on his phone to buy stocks or cryptocurrencies. Now, he gets in his car. The 33-year-old ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani vowed Thursday to stop clearing homeless encampments throughout the Big Apple — ending a signature initiative pushed by the Adams administration since taking office. The ...

Congressman Troy Carter called the deployment of federal agents and troops in New Orleans a federal "occupation." The operation, called "Swamp Sweep," will involve ICE, U.S. Border Control, and ...

Democrats claimed victory in a trio of high-stakes elections that largely focused on economic anxiety and affordability issues. New Jersey Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican ...

Democrats won every major election Tuesday, sweeping the races to run Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. Pennsylvania voters also reelected all three Democratic-backed state Supreme Court ...

His widow Kelly Roberts said he passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday while surrounded by family. “I feel so blessed to have shared 35 wonderful years of marriage with Duane,” she wrote on ...