The festival of lights has returned in full swing this October in major US cities, with New York City and San Francisco hosting large-scale public events.

President Trump's suggestion that he will soon send federal forces into San Francisco was met with outrage and eye-rolls from local residents and leaders, who called it unnecessary.

In a Monday news release, Uniqlo said its expansion comes 20 years after opening its first global flagship store outside of Japan in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, and that the new locations in San Francisco and Chicago will become the retailer’s first flagship stores outside of New York.

From New York to San Francisco, Indian communities across the US are lighting up the season with food, dance, music, and joy to mark Diwali 2025.

The average rent increase in San Francisco leads all other cities in the past year, according to real estate data.

The artificial intelligence gold rush has pushed San Francisco’s residential rents up by the most in the nation, as A.I. companies lease apartments and offer rent stipends to employees.