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Times Square braces for one of coldest New Year's Eve parties on record

New York revellers advised to dress in layers, avoid alcohol and use hand warmers

December 31, 2017

Times Square in New York is bracing for close to record cold weather on New Year’s Eve. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

At least 12 dead in Bronx apartment fire

December 28, 2017

Passage of the tax bill is a political victory for House Speaker Paul Ryan, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. PHOTO: MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES

Senate Republicans Pass Final Tax Plan

December 20, 2017

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December 20, 2017

Speaker Paul Ryan: 'Minds are going to change' on Republican tax bill

"We’re convinced that this is one of the key ingredients to fiscal discipline," he added.

December 20, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks about the Republican tax legislation last week.

December 18, 2017

Derailed train was traveling down new Amtrak route

The Amtrak train that derailed south of Tacoma, Washington today was the first to carry paying passengers down a new route, the local transit authority confirms to ABC News.

December 18, 2017

Emergency crews respond to the scene of a train derailment over Interstate 5 in Washington state, Dec. 18, 2017.

December 13, 2017

Republicans Say They Have a Deal on Tax Bill

President Trump praised House and Senate negotiators in a lunch meeting at the White House. “We’re very close to getting it done, we’re very close to voting,” Mr. Trump said, of the tax bill. He added later “This is the biggest thing that we’ve worked on.”

December 13, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence and Representative Kevin Brady of Texas, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, at the Capitol on Tuesday. Credit Pete Marovich for The New York Times

December 13, 2017

Alabama upset, Fed decision; Oil watch

OPEC and major producers including Russia agreed last month to extend the curbs by nine months until the end of 2018.

December 13, 2017

December 12, 2017

State elects its first Democrat to the Senate in decades after rollercoaster battle against Roy Moore

Alabama hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in 25 years.

December 12, 2017

December 12, 2017

Majority of Ala. voters say Moore allegations were minor or no factor, exit polls indicate

A majority of voters, 54 percent, said the allegations were a minor factor or not a factor at all.

December 12, 2017

December 12, 2017

Family of ISIS-inspired NY bombing suspect ‘outraged’ at investigation

The family of Akayed Ullah, accused of trying to detonate a pipe bomb in New York on Monday, has engaged the controversial civil activist group CAIR to represent it, and has used its first official statement to attack US law enforcement’s investigation.

December 12, 2017

A woman wearing a headscarf is escorted to a police car by members of the New York City Police Department outside a Brooklyn address on Ocean Parkway associated with suspected terrorist Akayed Ullah on December 11, 2017 in New York City. © AFP

December 11, 2017

Suspect in Times Square blast timed assault for maximum impact

The area was packed with commuters and holiday tourists in a city still on edge from a terror attack six weeks ago that claimed eight lives. After the blast, hundreds of commuters fled subway trains and dozens of emergency vehicles swarmed Times Square.

December 11, 2017

December 11, 2017

New York Explosion Empties Port Authority; Suspect Is in Custody

The subway stations were evacuated, and Port Authority Bus Terminal was also shut down.

December 11, 2017

Emergency vehicles near the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday. Credit Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

December 11, 2017

NYC mayor: Blast was an attempted terrorist attack

Akayed Ullah, 27, had a 'low-tech' explosive device attached to his body, NYPD commissioner says

December 11, 2017

WATCH LIVE: 3 injured, suspect arrested in Manhattan explosion (VIDEOS)

One suspect is in custody and three others are injured following an explosion at the Port Authority bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan.

December 11, 2017

December 11, 2017

California wildfires now larger than NYC, Boston combined

As for those facing the flames of the current wildfires, there's gratitude -- for life, community and the efforts of the firefighters working to protect both.

December 11, 2017