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Mayor Bill de Blasio wants the topless women — known as "desnudas" — off of Times Square. But this is a debate that dates back to the '70s and was largely settled by a court decision in 1992.

Douglas Letter spent 40 years defending the executive branch at the Justice Department. Now, he'll become the House's general counsel, as challenges over subpoenas and executive privilege are likely.

Political leaders are reacting to what the Department of Justice says is its last release of files related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein.

Rhonda LeValdo plays music from Native American artists, ranging from traditional music to rock and rap.

American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic had confidently claimed they were months ahead of their Chinese rivals. But the release last month of a new model from Chinese startup Moonshot deflated those boasts.

American medical staff are still trapped in Gaza as the Rafah border crossing remains closed.

Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering "RNA interference," a way organisms turn off individual genes. The discovery is considered by many scientists to be a breakthrough in modern biology.

No American has won an Olympic medal in cross country skiing since 1976, but Anchorage skier Kikkan Randall could change that in Vancouver this February. The 26-year-old is now leading a revival for U.S. prospects in the sport.

Former President Donald Trump says he has been notified he is a target of the federal grand jury probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The U.S. Africa Command, designed to strengthen defense relationships in Africa, is still trying to define its mission. African states have been wary, while the State Department and aid groups also express concerns. But growing conflicts in the region may soon put AFRICOM to the test.