Topping the list for New York was Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, which was No. 25 in the national rankings. The school boasts a graduation rate of 100%, and 99% of students there have passed at least one Advanced Placement exam. Queens High School also took the top spot last year.

Two public high schools in Georgia are among the top 100 schools in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best High Schools list released this week.

Among all the schools in Massachusetts eligible for the list, 43 percent earned a spot in the top quarter of ranked schools nationwide, US News said.

Andrew Cuomo’s social media makeover, marked by a proliferation of online replies and memes, backfired after meme creator Jason Levin proudly took credit for an image reposted on Cuomo’s X page.

Martin, New York City Mayor Eric Adams' former chief adviser who remains a volunteer on his reelection campaign, will appear in court Thursday to face additional charges, her lawyer said. The lawyer,

Local officials are speaking out after a 6-year-old student in Queens and her mother were detained by ICE and deported to Ecuador. A joint statement was released by Assembly Member Catalina Cruz and Council Member Shekar Krishnan that reads in part,

All city beaches in New York will be closed Wednesday and Thursday with no lifeguards on duty as Hurricane Erin sends dangerous waves and rip currents into the area.

Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have led to dozens of water rescues and shut down beaches along the coast in the midst of sum...

Officials warn that large swells will cut off roads to villages and vacation homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and life-threatening rip currents are expected from Florida to New England.