Elaborate lawn decorations. Bags of candy. Creative costumes. What’s your favorite part of the holiday? What could you do without?

The results of a new clinical trial have overturned the “wait and see” approach that cardiologists have long favored for symptom-free patients.

The Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn used to be home to some of the busiest piers on the East Coast. Developers say the land could fit thousands of housing units.

In a plain-spoken but forceful speech at the Ellipse in Washington, Kamala Harris presented herself as a protector of the public good and used the arc of history to attack her Republican rival.

Big-money operatives are taking advantage of lax rules at the end of the campaign to hide the true source of their money until after the election is called — or for forever.

The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.

In a key economic report released just days before the presidential election, gross economic product rose at a 2.8 percent rate in the third quarter.

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbors are seeking to reassure foreign investors that it’s still safe to do business amid the turmoil around the Mideast.

The tariffs, some as high as 45 percent, are intended to protect Europe’s automotive sector, but they could escalate a trade war with China.

Marc Elias, hired to help Kamala Harris in election-related fights, helped to pave the way for big money in politics.

At least 1,085 buildings have been destroyed or badly damaged since Israel’s invasion targeting the Hezbollah militia, including many in controlled demolitions, a New York Times analysis shows.

Behind the scenes, the president and vice president conducted a campaign to get the crisis under control.

Either way, it’s too close to make a prediction.

The continent’s economy continued to limp along, expanding just 0.4 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by a loss of competitiveness.

Plus, refunds for canceled flights.

We explore the ways that Trump could undermine democratic traditions.

Moscow is employing a variety of tactics, including torture and forced Russian citizenship, to try to obliterate Ukrainian identity, former detainees and human rights groups say.

Moscow is employing a variety of tactics, including torture and forced Russian citizenship, to try to obliterate Ukrainian identity, former detainees and human rights groups say.

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school.

If Democrats win the White House and Congress, they might finally make lasting changes to voting rights and abortion access.