The Metropolitan Opera cut back its 2026-27 season due to a tight budget, even as ticket sales improved slightly.

Major League Baseball is returning to action, with the Detroit Tigers gearing up to take on the New York Yankees in Spring Training. But an ex-Tigers star is out of a job over a relationship with his sister-in-law, per reports.

Barbara Kingsolver has completed a new novel that brings classical music into her familiar rural world.

Online seller eBay wants a bigger share of the Gen Z market.

Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players’ association, a day after Tony Clark’s forced resignation.

Residente and Bad Bunny are joining forces on a new film that tells Puerto Rico’s story through historical drama.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a new summer exhibit that spotlights Paul McCartney and Wings with rare items from his personal archive.

The U.S. stock market ticked higher, led by its most influential stock, Nvidia.

California regulators say that Tesla had stopped misleading drivers about the safety of its cars and so would not suspend its license to sell in the state.

Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.

A quiet finish for U.S. stocks masked big swings underneath the surface.

Aaron Judge says he felt frustrated watching top free agents sign elsewhere during much of the offseason, but likes New York's late additions, After the first full-squad workout, he says the slow offseason felt “brutal.”.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen likes the vibe in a revamped clubhouse, and says he’ll never have a captain in charge of that scene.

Logan Paul set a new world record by selling a rare Pokémon trading card for a staggering $16.5 million.

Global markets have mostly advanced but Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped ahead of Lunar New Year holidays after new data showed weaker-than-expected economic growth in the latest quarter.

Rising coffee prices are changing how some Americans get their caffeine.

U.S. stocks steadied after an encouraging update on inflation helped calm a Wall Street that’s been wracked by worries about how AI may upend the business world.

Rather than rely on a dramatic set, Designer Christian Siriano let his designs speak for themselves Thursday at his New York Fashion Week show.

President Donald Trump's Federal Trade Commission chairman has written to Apple chief Tim Cook, complaining that the company has “suppressed” content from conservative news sources in the Apple News feed loaded onto many of its devices.

The top antitrust official in the Trump administration is leaving her post amid tension about greenlighting big mergers in recent months.

A lawyer appointed by judges to be the U.S. attorney for northern New York has been fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the process for selecting top federal prosecutors.

U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology.

The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and will stop selling the device in New York.

Actor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni came to a New York courthouse to see if her lawsuit alleging sexual harassment on the set of the 2024 romantic drama “It Ends With Us” could be settled before a May trial.

The legacy of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show continues.

The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument.

Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John’s outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 at Madison Square Garden for its 10th consecutive victory.

Serena Williams has passed another stage on the path to a possible comeback to professional tennis.

The need to move a loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility often comes suddenly — after a fall, a medical crisis or the loss of a caregiver.

Paul Thomas Anderson won the top prize at the 78th Directors Guild Awards, putting the “One Battle After Another” filmmaker on course to potentially win his first Oscar.

NBC “TODAY” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie and her siblings issued a video plea on Instagram for the return of their 84-year-old mother, who has been missing for nearly a week.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna in an apparent reversal from his earlier criticism of the deal.

With an impressive performance at a pulsating Madison Square Garden, No. 22 St. John’s showed everyone that third-ranked UConn has a legitimate challenger in the Big East.

Zuby Ejiofor had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as No. 22 St. John’s beat third-ranked UConn 81-72, snapping the Huskies’ 18-game winning streak.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey.

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck will perform a joint concert at Carnegie Hall in the 2026-27 season.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term.

Malcolm Gladwell's next book, “The American Way of Killing,” focuses on gun violence in the U.S. Little, Brown and Company announced the release for Sept. 29.

Belgian fashion designer Pieter Mulier has been named the new creative director of Versace.

Jalen Brunson had 42 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Denver Nuggets 134-127 in two overtimes for their eighth straight victory.

The federal agency for protecting workers’ civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies.

Google’s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that’s turning into another potential boon for the company.

NBC says that veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo will replace Savannah Guthrie as co-host of opening ceremonies for the Winter Games in Italy.

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has received a one-game suspension for pushing the Washington Wizards’ mascot before a game last week.

A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

New York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state.

The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won’t be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.

The frigid weather gripping much of America is not unprecedented, but it feels that way.

PayPal is replacing CEO Alex Chriss with Enrique Lores, saying that the pace of change and execution at the company has not met board expectations over the past two years.

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show spotlights the bond between people and dogs.

Major League Baseball's average salary increased by 1.4% last year, reaching a record $4.7 million, according to the players' association.

The WNBA and the players’ union met for a few hours Monday for the first time in several weeks to try to move the stalled collective bargaining negotiations forward.

A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction.

The disappearance of “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother is being investigated as a “crime,” authorities confirmed Monday.

LeBron James being an All-Star was almost a certainty for two decades.

OG Anunoby scored 25 points, Landry Shamet added 23 and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-100 on Sunday night to spoil LeBron James’ 32nd game at Madison Square Garden.

Shakur Stevenson dominated Teofimo Lopez to win a title in a fourth weight class, taking a unanimous decision to capture the WBO junior welterweight belt.

It’s go time for thousands of America’s most dogged competitors.

Boxer Jarrell Miller was hit with such a good punch it knocked his hair off.

Madison Square Garden says anyone fighting at the arena may be “banned for life” after there were multiple altercations at one of its events.

Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin made a 3-pointer in an NBA rookie-record 34th straight game on Friday night against the Utah Jazz.

The release of many more records from Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein is revealing more about what investigators knew of his sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.

American Express reports a 13% profit increase in the fourth quarter.

Audrey Niffenegger has completed the sequel to her bestseller “The Time Traveler's Wife.”.

Starbucks says it plans to open hundreds of new stores across the U.S. and add seating at thousands of existing locations.

Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis bonded out of a Miami jail following his arrest on charges of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery.

Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood super-agent, has a memoir coming out this fall."

U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history.

Tesla’s annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic as it ceded the title of the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway.

The New York Yankees have added to their bullpen by acquiring right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli in a trade with the Colorado Rockies.

Caitlin Clark is joining NBC's pregame coverage for “Sunday Night Basketball.”.

Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.

Amazon is closing almost all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations in days as it narrows its focus on food delivery and its grocery chain, Whole Foods Market.

The first witness at the sex trafficking trial of three brothers, two of them real estate agents, told a New York jury that the thrill of joining a party at actor Zac Efron’s apartment turned into a nightmare when she was repeatedly raped by one of the brothers.

Cody Bellinger and the New York Yankees have finalized a $162.5 million, five-year contract that keeps the slugger in pinstripes.

New York’s congressional redistricting battle is headed back to court.

Experts say the massive winter storm hitting the American East is taking a multi-billion dollar toll on the U.S. economy.

Broadway fans can mark their calendars for June 7, when this season's Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall.

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand the mysterious dark matter holding the universe together.

Three brothers, including two once dubbed “The A Team” for their skill at selling high-end real estate, face opening statements at a New York trial where they are charged with drugging and raping numerous women.

More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies signed an open letter posted on the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce website on Sunday calling for state, local and federal officials to work together, as businesses grapple with how to address tensions in the state and across the country following two fatal shootings by federal agents amid a massive immigration enforcement operation that has spurred protests.

A massive winter storm set the stage for a brutal travel day Sunday, with airlines warning of widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation’s busiest airports.

Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker has been arrested after police say he presented a firearm for inspection without proper credentials at LaGuardia Airport.

Toyota announced Friday it would recall about 162,000 pickup trucks in the United States after it was discovered that the vehicles’ multimedia displays could compromise driver safety.

Federal education officials say a New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to the “T-Birds.”.

Skydance-owned Paramount is again extending the tender offer window in its $77.9 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

An auction house in New York is marking the United States' 250th birthday by selling items that trace the nation’s history through some of its most iconic documents.

The New York Knicks hadn’t won at all in more than a week.

The New York Knicks broke a four-game losing streak without breaking a sweat, crushing the Brooklyn Nets 120-66 on Wednesday night in the most lopsided victory in franchise history.

The producers of a Bruce Lee-inspired stage play and Vocal Arts DC have canceled shows at the Kennedy Center.

Cody Bellinger has agreed to stay with the New York Yankees on a five-year, $162.5 million contract.

The production team of Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera demanded their names be removed from programs due to a restaging decision.

Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years.

Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins and Kiss founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley make up the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees.

Novels by Nobel laureate Han Kang and Angela Flournoy, along with a memoir by Arundhati Roy, are finalists for the National Book Critics Circle awards.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are rallying with nurses in Manhattan during the ninth day of their strike.

Knicks coach Mike Brown decided not to talk about basketball adjustments at halftime of a game his team had trailed by 30.

Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones appear on track to gain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump has demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest rates by January 20.