Austen died in July 1817. Her 41 years spanned wild economic times. The first income tax arrived in 1799. Trading in slaves ...

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A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, ...

President Trump has tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas by rewarding allies and punishing rivals. That has upended the region’s politics. By Jack Nicas Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating ...

Here in New York City, the Sydney tragedy is being received with a mix of shock and resignation. After 14 months of violent ...

For public transit in New York, it’s the best of times. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a projected 2026 annual operating budget of $21.3 billion, bigger than the budgets of some U.S.

Transport Canada has pushed back the delivery of a new ferry for the Prince Edward Island-Nova Scotia crossing. The federal ...

One of the cover images resembling the "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" photograph from the 1930s shows eight tech leaders sitting ...

This week, a Scottish employment tribunal found that nurse Sandie Peggie was harassed by her employer, Fife Health Board (NHS ...

This weekend's night sky will feature one of the best meteor showers of the year on Dec. 13-14. The Geminid meteor shower ...

Coal has been closely tied to the Communist Party’s history and to its efforts to transform China’s economy over the past ...