Ty Gibbs landed his first NASCAR Cup Series win, holding off Ryan Blaney in overtime Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Jean Smart’s comedy legend Deborah Vance confronts irrelevance and shoots for one last shot at greatness as HBO's critically ...

It proved to be quite a memorable boys basketball season in New Jersey. The NJ.com boys basketball staff was there throughout the year to take in the action, watching the state’s best playmakers and ...

Meanwhile, Aaron Judge remained a towering presence in the Yankees lineup, proving that his earlier historic seasons were no fluke. Rounding out the top five, Eugenio Suárez added another dimension to ...

U.S. spirits revenue fell 2.2% to $36.4 billion in 2025, signaling softer discretionary spending. Dollar sales of vodka, tequila/mezcal and cordials declined as consumers traded down. Spirits-based ...

US stocks had a stellar 2025, but global markets stole the show. A major index tracking stocks outside the US, the MSCI All Country World ex-USA, gained 29.2% in 2025, handily outpacing the S&P 500’s ...

An assortment of absurd, useful and funny words and phrases entered the vernacular this year. How well do you know them? By Miya Lee and Kendall Blomfield By the end of 2024, words like slop, brat, ...

Artificial intelligence was responsible for almost 55,000 layoffs in the U.S. in 2025, per consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Major firms including Amazon and Salesforce cut thousands of ...

The cost of many parts of daily life went up in Oregon in 2025 — groceries, restaurants, cars, gasoline, utilities and even parking. But — surprise — the cost of a few things went down, including rent ...

This year’s library news featured as many plot twists and cliffhangers as a Dan Brown novel. Federal funding, the freedom to read, perpetual or temporary access to print and digital collections, and ...

TikTok, X, and Instagram are flooded with videos about a mysterious “2025 throat virus” that’s making everyone sick. The illness causes a host of debilitating symptoms including runny nose, congestion ...

Scores on New York’s statewide assessment tests improved in both math and English language arts during the 2024-2025 school year. Statewide, 57% of students tested proficient in math last year, up 3 ...