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The United States Military Academy at West Point will start removing Confederate symbols from its campus, including taking down a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform from...

To some at La Guardia Airport, it seemed as if the Grinch was in charge.At least 54 flights were canceled as of Saturday morning, the airport said on Twitter. Travelers were preparing...

The best smellsYou recommended the scent of seedless blackberry jam on the stovetop, Sur la Table’s white peppercorn (best holiday scent, in multiple products) and “my dogs’ breath after brushing with their...

CHICAGO — A frigid winter storm pummeled the United States for a third day on Friday, leaving more than one million homes and businesses without power, causing crashes and epic delays on...

But the weight of his work became increasingly difficult for him to bear, Dr. Berg said. She had recently asked Mr. Berg-Brousseau if he wanted to step away from his job, but...

Travelers across the United States are being split into two groups: those caught in logistical turmoil caused by the “bomb cyclone,” and those being spared, at least for the moment.Major airports in...

Adnan Syed, who was freed in September after he spent 23 years in prison fighting a murder conviction that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University...

Until the African penguin starts observing federal holidays, Sparks Perkins won’t either.Which is to say the morning of Dec. 25 will bring not presents and mistletoe for the 33-year-old San Franciscan, but...

WASHINGTON — Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who was a standout witness of the House Jan. 6 committee investigation, told the panel in an interview in September that a lawyer...

Miles from South Beach and most of Miami’s tourist haunts, Santa’s Enchanted Forest has dazzled locals for decades.WHY WE’RE HEREWe’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. In Miami,...