In early 2026, President Donald Trump pushed for a U.S. takeover of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

An Asbury Park Press review found five Ocean County chiefs had pensionable wages of more than $250,000. Eleven other chiefs ...

15-year-old Annie Moore became the first migrant of the more than 12 million who will pass through Ellis Island. In 62 years of operation, the small island near the Statue of Liberty welcomed millions ...

The artist couple has lived in a floating home for the past 25 years Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously appeared ...

LAS VEGAS — I got a little lost on my way to finding Las Vegas’ off-menu $9.99 steak dinner. It was the week Formula 1 was in town, and the streets around the Strip were a maze of dead ends and ...

Part of JR’s ‘Unframed — Ellis Island’ installation (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) One of New York City’s most haunting ruins has direct views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan ...

The Alice Austen House is a Victorian Gothic cottage on the Staten Island waterfront, and on the summery fall day that I visited, the view over the harbor was bright and blue. Inside, the air smelled ...

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. — or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented and ...

On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States via Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954.

They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet ...

Ellis Island Casino has opened The Deck Rooftop Bar, part of its $35 million renovation and expansion. The bar offers expansive views of Koval Lane and the Strip—perfect for Formula 1 or New Year’s ...