Arun Kristian Das

A species of tick that was virtually unseen in the United States just a few years ago is now spreading across several states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is investigating the threat it may pose.

Deena Kastor, of Mammoth Lakes, California, is an Olympian and American record holder in the marathon distance. She has set records at many distances but is best known for winning the Chicago Marathon and London Marathon, and taking bronze in the marathon at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Kastor has run the New York City Marathon three times.

Be very clear about this: You can't register to vote in New York via text or over the phone. So if someone contacts you to do that, don't fall for the scam.

Readers haven't been afraid to get a dose of Fear. Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward's book about the conflict and controversy inside President Donald Trump's White House has sold more than a million copies, according to the publisher.

Seven years ago, a hunting accident left a Canadian man severely disfigured, in constant pain, and laboring to breathe, eat, sleep and speak. But four months after undergoing a 30-hour operation involving more than 100 medical professionals, that 64-year-old man can properly breathe, chew, smell, and speak. And he has a new face.

Goodbye, Yankees; hello, Pizza Rats. Yes, the pinstriped ballplayers are changing their name. Well, we're talking the Single-A affiliate on Staten Island's north shore. And just for summer Saturdays.

The U.S. Coast Guard is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the bandits stealing bells from buoys in bays off the coast of Maine.
In the last nine months, someone has stolen the bells and gongs from nine buoys in Penobscot Bay and one from a buoy about two miles east of Bailey Island, the Coast Guard said.

I know stupid things when I see them on social networks. I have compiled this list of six mistakes you should absolutely not make in your LinkedIn profile, activity, and communication. They are all based real observations.

When the Fearless Girl statue appeared opposite the iconic Charging Bull near Wall Street one year ago, she became an instant hit with New Yorkers and tourists, especially with women and girls. The artist, Kristen Visbal, spoke to Fox 5 News.

Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a big mush. I don’t shy away from telling close friends and family that I am grateful for them and care about them. But being “mushy” (in a professional way) with people who have had a positive impact on your education and career is also important. This is as easy as either emailing or calling those mentors, supervisors, colleagues, professors, teachers, and coaches to express gratitude.

Discount airline WOW air is set to serve John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in 2018, giving travelers yet another option for cheap flights to Europe. WOW air, based in Iceland, is selling $99 (and up) one-way flights from JFK to Paris, Amsterdam, London Stansted, Frankfurt, Dublin, Copenhagen, and Berlin.

NEW YORK (FOX5NY.COM) - In an effort to curb public urination on the city's sidewalks, officials in Paris have begun testing open-air urinals.

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) - Every year on the first Sunday in November, tens of thousands of athletes line up on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and then head to a faraway finish line in Central Park.
Runners and spectators alike cry, cheer, smile, squeal, gasp, and more on the day of the New York City Marathon. It is a day of triumph, achievement, and also heartbreak and disappointment.
Only a handful of athletes have a real shot at winning and just two runners and two whe...

(FOX5NY.COM) - A police officer in Oregon saved a fawn that was stuck in a fence on Thursday. And the cop's body camera captured the entire heart-warming operation.
The point-of-view video shows Animal Welfare Officer Shawni McLaughlin of the Eugene Police Department approaching the terrified and injured deer.