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This weekend, everybody can be Charlie Bucket. Like the character in the classic film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," all you need is a golden ticket, free at that, to enter the inaugural ...

President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that the rising cost of living in the United States is a “fake narrative” that is being pushed by Democrats. Watch in the player above. “I inherited the worst ...

One of the unhappiest places in New York City during President Donald Trump's and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's White House lovefest last week was the Consolidated Edison Building. Two of America’s ...

President Trump is bristling at concerns about affordability and high prices under his administration, taking a dismissive tone toward an issue that could define next year’s midterm elections. Trump ...

There are few San Francisco events as divisive as SantaCon. The yearly, debauchery-filled bar crawl features hundreds, if not thousands, of costumed Santas rampaging through cities across the country, ...

Cosplayers pose during New York Comic Con 2025 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. (Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for ReedPop) Attending New York Comic Con is a wild ...

A cosplayer posed as Padme Amidala from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace during New York Comic Con 2025 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 11, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images for ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- For the next few days, don't be concerned if you see an elf, Darth Vader, or maybe a wizard walking around the city. That's because New York Comic Con officially kicked off Thursday ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Los Angeles Comic Con debuts an AI-powered avatar of Stan Lee ready to chat with fans about a variety of topics.

Sept 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his ...