Sever the head of the octopus in Tehran, the theory went, and the axis groups—the octopus’s many arms—would shrivel and die, too. Two decades ago, a military campaign motivated by the so-called ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have reached a deal that will add a new tax on luxury second homes in New York City in an effort to reduce part of the city's budget gap. The tax would apply ...