Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York on Friday, in what will be one of their last face-to-face encounters before the U.S. presidential election that will shape the course of U.S.-China relations for the next four years.

The two met for more than an hour on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly,...Read more

Health authorities in the U.S. are studying seven people who developed influenza symptoms after being exposed to a Missouri bird flu patient, raising the possibility of the first human-to-human transmission of the infection.

None have tested positive for avian influenza and work is underway to see if they have antibodies to the virus that’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With its shattered windows and cartoonish graffiti, the mansion on Mulholland Drive sits like a gaping wound in the Hollywood Hills.

Broken glass spills out onto the narrow hillside road where tourist buses and others slow down to gawk at the mansion that sits like a colorful disaster.

"We've become known for the graffiti ...Read more

Musicians have penned songs about it. Scientists have deployed them to study ocean currents. Those lost at sea or aboard a sinking ship have used them as a last-ditch effort to call for help.

In July 2016, a trio of San Francisco Bay Area friends vacationing on Navini Island in Fiji placed a message in a bottle and set it out to sea wondering ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Florida model alleges in a new lawsuit that Sean “Diddy” Combs paid for her to travel overseas with him for years, pressured her to have sex with other men and women, and plied her with drugs and alcohol that caused her to pass out.

In one instance at Combs’ house in Los Angeles, the complaint alleges, she was drugged ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A man accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend with a gun then taking off with their infant is suing the city of San Diego and the police officer who shot him as he was holding the baby.

Officer Robert Gladysz shot and wounded Steffon Nutall, 29, late the night of May 19 in an encounter outside a Chollas View apartment complex. ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As Hurricane Helene formed and barreled toward the Big Bend, it provided an opportunity for Rick Scott, Florida’s reelection-seeking U.S. senator.

He demonstrated concern for the state’s residents, warned them to protect themselves — and got public attention with less than six weeks until Election Day.

It’s a ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska is one of 17 Republican-controlled states that signed on to a lawsuit filed this week against the federal government over a rule change that classified gender dysphoria as a disability.

The rule change sought by the administration of President Joe Biden means states that do not accommodate individuals experiencing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Blac Chyna's ex-boyfriend has filed a domestic violence lawsuit against the reality television personality, claiming she physically and verbally abused him over the course of their three-year relationship.

Taiyon "Twin" Hector alleged in a Tuesday filing in Los Angeles County Superior Court that Blac Chyna — who now goes by ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Eric Adams’ chief adviser and longtime political confidante, had her Brooklyn home searched by state authorities Friday and was stopped by both state and federal investigators at JFK Airport as she returned from an overseas trip, the Daily News has learned.

State investigators from Manhattan District ...Read more

Hurricane Helene caused extensive flooding up and down Florida’s Gulf coast and 140-mph winds when it barreled into the state’s Big Bend.

For thousands of Floridians, that means working with your insurance company. If you’re in that group, you should do one thing first: Contact your insurance company immediately.

Here’s how to do that ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday as he was arraigned on an indictment in Manhattan federal court charging him with bribery and wire fraud for allegedly soliciting campaign contributions from overseas donors following a wide-ranging federal probe into corruption at City Hall.

Adams, wearing a crisp blue suit, entered his ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Flooded communities up and down Florida’s Gulf Coast began their long recovery on Friday, after a colossal Hurricane Helene — packing the punch of 140 mph winds — caused a catastrophic storm surge that inundated large swaths of the state between Pensacola and Fort Myers Beach.

“It was really a historic storm surge in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order Thursday that allows Sheena Wright, his top deputy, to delegate her duties to another senior administration official with the stroke of a pen — an unusual move that comes amid turmoil at City Hall and speculation over whether Wright could be the next to leave the administration.

The ...Read more

Haiti’s armed gangs are once more on the attack, this time turning their focus to piracy and taking the violence to the country’s high seas and main seaport.

On Thursday, a crane operator in Port-au-Prince was shot twice, reportedly by a sniper, with a round through his chest that barely missing vital organs, a source familiar with the ...Read more

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. — As Hurricane Helene pounded this tiny coastal community Thursday night, Charles and Dana Webb abandoned their wooden cottage, seeking shelter in a sturdier concrete house next door. They spent the next two hours huddled in a bathtub with their Great Dane puppy as the Category 4 storm raged outside.

The decision likely ...Read more

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with yet another lawsuit, this one alleging he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman who became pregnant, then suffered a miscarriage.

In court documents filed Friday, the woman, who is identified only as Jane Doe, claimed the music mogul repeatedly assaulted her over a 4-year period starting in...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Historic storm surges from Hurricane Helene inundated communities across the state’s Gulf Coast — and more than 2.5 million people across Florida lost power — as the massive Category 4 storm made landfall just after 11 p.m. Thursday on Dekle Beach in the state’s Big Bend region, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday morning.

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Most U.S. Catholics disagree with the church’s stance on a number of issues, including the use of contraceptives, according to a new poll.

The latest Pew Research Center poll, released Thursday, finds that 83% of U.S. Catholics say the church should allow the use of birth control, while 15% say it should not.

The poll surveyed 2,021 U.S. ...Read more