Bipartisan marijuana banking bill in peril amid year-end scramble in Congress

Known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, the bill seeks to allow legal, legitimate marijuana businesses to access financial services by creating a safe harbor for banks and credit unions.

Winter storm hitting New York City area

A coastal storm continues to bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow to some parts of the New York City area, but the wet weather is slowly coming to an end.

You’ll be paying more to cross into New York next year

Paying more to cross into the city. Toll hikes at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey crossings have been approved for next year.

What's open and closed Dec. 26, the day after Christmas

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fall conveniently on a weekend this year — a Christmas “miracle” that only happens every seven years, on average. Here’s what will still be closed on Monday.

Restaurants open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day in 2022

For those wanting to get out of the kitchen, here are restaurants that will be open still on Christmas Day and Eve.

Ronald Greene: Louisiana officers charged in deadly 2019 arrest

Five Louisiana law enforcement officers have been charged with state crimes for their roles in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.

Calif. police captain dead after arrest in husband’s slaying

The body of a California Highway Patrol captain was found just days after a man was arrested in the shooting death of her husband in Kentucky, investigators said.

'God laid over top of us': Woman recounts terror she felt as Louisiana tornado killed neighbors

An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated at 130 mph managed to decimate homes around Linda Barry as she huddled under a mattress protected by her soon-to-be husband, reciting the Lord’s Prayer for comfort.

Yeti coolers wash up on Alaska shores months after ship loses cargo

The coolers are believed to be from a cargo ship that lost 109 shipping containers in the Pacific Ocean due to rough weather.

US unseals thousands of classified JFK assassination documents

President Biden ordered the release of 12,879 documents relating to the attack, including many from the CIA's personality file on Lee Harvey Oswald that it maintained both before and after JFK's killing.

Taco Bell may permanently add fries to menu to better compete with McDonald's

Taco Bell's CEO said that while dinner and late-night business is on par with McDonald’s and other rivals, the chain’s breakfast and lunch dayparts are “significantly” behind.

Wall Street may get much worse in 2023 before it gets better

Many analysts expect stocks to end 2023 around their current range, if not a bit higher. But before that, much of Wall Street is also forecasting stock prices to fall sharply in the interim.