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All the Greeks who arrived in the New World on April 11, 1890, had to pass through Ellis Island, which became the designated immigration station for arrivals in New York City after that date. Almost all immigrants to the United...

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were spotted enjoying a short vacation in the Cyclades islands in Greece this weekend.

A revolutionary new ultra-white paint developed at Purdue University could possibly replace air conditioning one day.

A U.S. Coast Guard ship came across a guided missile cruiser from China while on routine patrol, officials reported on Monday. The patrol boat called Kimball and known as a cutter discovered that two other Chinese naval ships and...

The US Department of State told Turkey on Tuesday that the sovereignty of the Greek islands is not in dispute. Following a barrage of threatening statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Department of State spokesman said according to...

The Rhode Island State House will be bathed in the blue and white to celebrate the Greek bicentennial of the War of Independence on Thursday.

Tarpon Springs, in Pinellas County, Florida, resembles a Greek island, with its blue and white structures, street names, the boats in the harbor, and the Greek-themed shops and restaurants. The picturesque town has the highest percentage of Greek Americans of...

Actor, writer and producer Anthoula Katsimatides announced recently that she is running for office in the birthplace of her parents -- the beautiful island of Nisyros in the Dodecanese. The New York-based actress, who has been seen on CBS television's...

The nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Judith G. Garber was reluctant to acknowledge that there are currently Turkish occupying troops in Cyprus, during her nomination hearing at the U.S. Senate. Despite repeated questions by Senator Robert Menendez at the...

A photography and video exhibition focusing on the architecture and biodiversity of the Greek islands is taking place at the United Nations. It was officially opened on Monday by Alternate Environment and Energy Minister Sokratis Famellos and is taking place on...

Firefighters from Rhode Island have been busy training some visiting counterparts from Greece. The Westerly Fire Department and others, have formed a partnership with the Athens-based Union of Hellenic Fire Service Volunteers. Organizers say it’s helping to equip Greek firefighters...

GreeKrave, the Greek-American eatery in Deer Park, has a major reason to celebrate. They have been nominated for "Best Gyro on Long Island." This marks their second consecutive nomination for the "Best of Long Island" competition in the "Best Gyro"...

Long Island personal trainer Petros Arzoumanidis chatted with this Greek-American journalist about his 2017 win for "Best Personal Trainer" in the "Best of Long Island" competition. Arzoumanidis is the owner of Workout Anywhere in Woodbury, New York. He is a long-time fitness...

The parents of Bakari Henderson, a young man beaten to death in Greece, said their son was more comfortable overseas because of some of the racial tensions in America. “He just felt it was safer over in Europe and overseas...

“The Destroyers,” Christopher Bollen's latest book, is a thriller that takes place on the Greek island of Patmos, where the Book of Revelations is thought to have been composed in a cave. Bollen shrewdly shrugs off Greece’s potentially suffocating history...