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Oprah, Meryl Streep and more have donated at least $1 million to help striking actors

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has raised $15 million over the past three weeks for its emergency fund. The Entertainment Community Fund has received over $6 million since the WGA went on strike.

Making Bacon That's Healthier for You

If you think scientists never do anything useful, consider this: A team of researchers may have found a way to make bacon that's good for your heart. This stunning achievement comes from a mixture of molecular genetics, cloning, and good old American know-how.

Kia and Hyundai recall more than 3 million vehicles due to the risk of fire

More than 1.6 million Hyundais and 1.7 million Kias are at risk of engine compartment fires. Owners of the affected vehicles are urged to park them outside and away from homes and buildings.

Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics at Bennington College and a former EPA regional administrator, gives a petition to an aide to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The petition asks the Legislature to approve a bill to reduce plastic packaging by 50% over the next 12 years.

Advocates say New York needs to cut plastic packaging in half to help save the planet

The New York State Legislature returns May 6, and environmentalists hope they will act on a series of measures to combat climate change and clean up pollution.

In this photo provided by Laura Nirider, Brian Beals, center, who was exonerated on a murder charge and released from a downstate prison after 35 years behind bars, hugs his sister Pattilyn Beals, left, and niece Tamiko Beals outside Robinson Correctional Institution, in Robinson, Ill., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years

Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old. At the time, Beals, a 22-year-old student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, was home in Chicago during Thanksgiving break.

Firefighters survey the fire during operations to battle the Kincade Fire in Healdsburg, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2019.

A known carcinogen is showing up in wildfire ash, and researchers are worried

The high heat of California wildfires transformed a benign metal into a toxic form, new research finds. Exposure to high levels of hexavalent chromium is linked to increased rates of lung cancer.

Stocks fell sharply in the U.S. and around the world on Monday.

The Dow Jones slumps over 1,000 points as fears about the U.S. economy intensify

Stocks fell sharply across the globe on Monday, as worries about the U.S. economy triggered a worldwide sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points or 2.6%.

A recently discovered lost recording from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, titled Chain of Light, is one of the most-anticipated albums due out this fall.

Fall preview 2024

We look ahead to the final big push of releases for 2024, with fall albums from Mount Eerie, SOPHIE, Soccer Mommy, a newly discovered Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recording and more. Featured albums: 1. SOPHIE: SOPHIE2. Mount Eerie: Night Palace 3. Dua Saleh: I Should Call Them 4. Kim Deal: Nobody Loves You More 5. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Chain Of Light 6. Soccer Mommy: Evergreen 7. Katie Gavin: What A Relief 8. Oliver Coates: Throb, shiver, arrow of time 9. Nubya Garcia: Odyssey Other most-anticipated releases for fall 2024: Bright Eyes: Five Dice, All ThreesJamie xx: In WavesThurston Moore: Flow Critical Lucidity Alan Sparhawk: White Roses, My God Billy Strings: Highway Prayers Christian Lee Hutson: Paradise Pop. 10 Mickey Guyton: House On Fire Broadcast: Distant Call - Collected Demos 2000-2006 Dawn Richard, Spencer Zahn: Quiet in a World Full of Noise Orla Gartland: Everybody Needs a Hero Yasmin Williams: Acadia The Linda Lindas: No Obligation Japandroids: Fate & Alcohol Laura Marling: Patterns in RepeatPixies: The Night the Zombies CameCharley Crockett: Visions of Dallas

2026 expected to be a big year for the Interstate 81 project

As the I-81 viaduct project enters 2026, the New York DOT prepares to award its largest contract ever to begin the heart of the viaduct's removal.

A statement from former President Donald Trump is seen in front of his Facebook page background. Facebook was justified in its decision to suspend Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the company's Oversight Board said Wednesday.

Why Facebook's Decision On Trump Could Be 'Make Or Break' For His Political Future

Facebook's Oversight Board sent the decision of whether to let the former president back on the platform back to the company itself, and it's a critical one for Trump's political future.

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