NEW YORK -- - Wyatt Langford hit a tiebreaking single off All-Star closer Edwin Díaz with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied past the plummeting New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday.

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Hong Kong businessman Albert Yeung sold a collection of fine wine for HK$17.7 million ($2.3 million) in a Sotheby’s auction, almost 77% higher than pre-sale estimates. All of the 161 wine lots sold, ...

Nov. 28, 1966, marked the date of a social landmark in New York City’s Plaza Hotel. It was the Black and White Ball, done with a masquerade theme, and hosted by author and society celebrity Truman ...

Lumber futures are falling again Monday, pushing the decline from Aug. 1's three-year highs to 25%. The sharp decline is sounding an alarm on Wall Street about potential problems on Main Street, where ...

We're off and running with the first week of waiver wire pickups in fantasy football as Week 2 looms. But you might be thinking about which players on your roster to keep or to drop as you make those ...

Wood prices have plunged 23% since early August and lumber mills are cutting back due to a building slump and uncertainty over tariffs, in a signal of potential problems in the U.S. economy, The Wall ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Palantir and CoreWeave have more than doubled this year, but certain analysts expect the artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to drop sharply in the coming months. Palantir says it has a unique ability ...

The New York City mayoral election is not just the talk of the town, it's also, apparently, the talk of the White House. It's currently a four-man race, with Queens Assemblyman and Democratic nominee ...

President Donald Trump has called for two New York City mayoral candidates to step aside to make way for a one-on-one contest with Democratic nominee and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. Did a Boat ...