A massive car explosion that injured seven firefighters, some seriously, on a Bronx street was caused by a disposed cigarette butt that started a chain-reaction blaze, according to authorities. ...

Ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says top Democrats made a "big mistake" not endorsing New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during the primaries....

Millions of Americans will get their first feel of winter next week as freezing temperatures and opportunities for snow move in....