Alan Gerry, a high school dropout turned billionaire, launched his cable TV empire in the Catskills in 1956. His company, ...

Several of the top 100 billionaires in the U.S. have ties to New York state, according to Forbes' recently released 2025 World's Billionaires List. This year's billionaires class consists of over ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism ... For years, The New York Times has been a juggernaut in the troubled newspaper ...