Police identify victim in Brooklyn stabbing death

Israel and Gaza were on a war footing on Saturday after Palestinian militants launched one of the biggest attacks in years from the Gaza Strip, sending thousands of rockets into central and southern parts of the country as heavily armed gunmen crossed border fences into Israeli communities. Within hours, Israeli…

In a sharp escalation, Mayor Eric Adams declared that New York City was being destroyed by an influx of 110,000 migrants from the southern border. His comments, criticized by advocates for villainizing migrants for seeking a better life, underscored how the surge has become overwhelming. New York City has struggled…

Great Paul, cast in the late 1800s, weighs over 16 tons.Credit…Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis, via Getty Images LONDON — The history of Great Paul, the St. Paul’s Cathedral bell that was rung for a service commemorating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebration on Friday, is one of toil and grandeur. It is…

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday were racing to protect the routine practice of in vitro fertilization, moving to assuage families and fertility clinics alarmed by a recent State Supreme Court ruling that found that frozen embryos should be considered children. The lawmakers’ urgency underscores the bind for Republicans, who have long…