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TV psychologist Joyce Brothers dies at age 85
(Reuters) - U.S. psychologist Joyce Brothers, who parlayed her 1955 victory on the TV game show "The $64,000 Questio...
Boeing: Wreckage found in Manhattan was from 9/11 plane
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co. said it was confident that a piece of aircraft, found wedged between two buildings in lower M...
Senate backers of background checks scramble for votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers appeared on Tuesday to be short of th...
Boston Marathon bombs packed with gunpowder, shrapnel
(Editor's Note: Please be advised this story contains graphic material that may upset some readers)By Scott Malone and Sv...
Lady Gaga to pay for fan's hip surgery
Lady Gaga has shown her generous side by offering to pay for a disabled fan to undergo hip replacement surgery.The singer und...
Gregg Allman biopic in the works
Gregg Allman's life story is to be made into a movie.The Allman Brothers Band star is to be the focus of a new film based...
NKOTB's Jonathan Knight walks off stage during song
New Kids on the Block star Jonathan Knight has apologized after walking off stage during a concert in New York City on Thursd...
Blake Shelton almost quit 'The Voice' over conflict
Blake Shelton threatened to quit "The Voice" last year after learning his schedule interfered with his one-year wed...
Yoko Ono to play Double Fantasy live
Yoko Ono will close the 2013 Meltdown Festival in London by performing the last album she recorded with her late husband John...
It's official: Jimmy Fallon replacing Jay Leno on 'Tonight'
It's official. Jay Leno, long-time host of NBC's "Tonight Show," announced Wednesday that his time on the i...
Opening Day offers fresh start around major leagues
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The crack of the bat, packed crowds and the smell of hot dogs on the grill signaled Major League Basebal...
Newtown gunman fired 154 rounds in less than 5 minutes
MERIDEN/NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school ...
NRA affiliate files lawsuit challenging New York's gun control laws
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association's affiliate in New York filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the s...
Michigan governor names bankruptcy attorney to run Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday named a lawyer with deep expertise in corporate bankruptcy as t...
Jessica Chastain went dumpster diving in New York
Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain and her former college roommate Jess Weixler regularly went dumpster diving in New York City t...
Judge tosses New York City's ban on large soft drinks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Monday invalidated New York City's plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants, movi...
Judge tosses New York City's ban on large soft drinks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Monday invalidated New York City's plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants, movi...
Undercover agent with mock bomb breaches airport security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An undercover agent with a fake explosive device in his pants was able to pass through two security ch...
Bin Laden son-in-law to face conspiracy charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden faces arraignment on Friday in a federal court in New York, where he is ...
Fox takes aim at ESPN with national sports TV channel
(Reuters) - News Corp introduced a long-rumored national cable television sports channel, Fox Sports 1, on Tuesday, aiming to...
Florida town remembers Trayvon Martin a year after killing
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A year after the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in this central Florida town, there...
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry to join Songwriters Hall of Fame
Aerosmith stars Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have both won places in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.The rockers will be inducted ...
Photographer claims Alec Baldwin assaulted him
Alec Baldwin has filed a police complaint against a photographer following a street clash in New York City on Sunday.The &quo...
Northeast digs out from blizzard, tornado strikes in South
CAMBRIDGE, Mass./NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast was digging out on Sunday after a blizzard dumped up to 40 inches (o...
Powerful blizzard takes aim at northeast
BOSTON (Reuters) - The northeastern United States braced on Friday morning for a blizzard that could drop up to three feet (n...
Former New York mayor Ed Koch dies at 88
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York City mayor Ed Koch died on Friday at age 88 after a year of repeated hospitalizations, a...
Labrador is America's top dog, bulldogs make headway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Labrador retriever held its 22-year reign as America's top dog, but a determined bulldog is gain...
Cold snap torments those still without heat after Sandy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Arctic air gripped parts of the United States on Thursday, making life miserable for people still withou...
New York enacts gun-control law, first since Newtown attack
By Barbara GoldbergNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed into law one of the nation's tou...
Taylor Swift, Harry Styles have split up
Taylor Swift's "Love Story" with One Direction star Harry Styles didn't have a fairytale ending - the pair ...
Sandy Hook kids head to school for first time since attack
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Hundreds of the children who escaped the harrowing attack on their elementary school in Newt...
Pink sued by producers
Pop star Pink is facing legal action from producers who worked on her debut album.Bosses at a company called Specialists Ente...
Retailers scramble after lackluster holiday sales
(Reuters) - The 2012 holiday season may have been the worst for retailers since the 2008 financial crisis, with sales growth ...
Hundreds of flights canceled as storm pounds eastern U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful winter storm forced the cancellation of about 200 U.S. flights on Thursday, snarling holida...
WWII hero, actor Charles Durning dies at 89
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Durning, a World War Two hero who became one of Hollywood's top character actors in films li...
It's serious: Harry Styles meets Taylor Swift's mom
Taylor Swift's romance with One Direction star Harry Styles is heating up - the country singer has introduced the Brit to...
White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assigned Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday to find ways to curtai...
NRA breaks silence, pledges to help stop massacres
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association said on Tuesday it wanted to contribute meaningfully to prevent another...
Dave Grohl denies Nirvana reunion tour rumors
A representative for Dave Grohl has shot down rumors suggesting the Foo Fighters star is planning to stage a Nirvana reunion ...
Obama wants to target gun violence, but how?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - His words have been eloquent and sympathetic, as they typically are when he is the voice of a nation i...
Police identify victims of Connecticut school shooting
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Police released the names on Saturday of 26 people shot dead in the massacre at a Connecticu...
Search for answers begins after school massacre
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - People in the small Connecticut community of Newtown grieved on Saturday over one of the wor...
Quiet town rocked by mass shooting at elementary school
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The peace and security of the suburban Connecticut community of Newtown lay shattered on Fri...
Rock legends take to stage for storm Sandy victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and the Rolling Stones joined with actors and comedians in headlining a ...
School shooting: 28 dead, including 20 children
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A heavily armed gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing...
New York, New Jersey put $71 billion price tag on Sandy
(Reuters) - New York state and New Jersey need at least $71.3 billion to recover from the devastation wrought by Supersto...
Springsteen, McCartney to perform at concert for Sandy's victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Jon Bon Jovi will perform at a s...
Obama tours New York storm damage, consoles victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama consoled grieving victims of Superstorm Sandy on the ground and surveyed disaster...
Red Cross response to Sandy fails to meet expectations
ROCKAWAY PARK, New York (Reuters) - Noreen Ellis begged the American Red Cross for help a few days after Superstorm Sandy sla...
Model dismisses Justin Bieber romance rumors
Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin has dismissed rumors suggesting she is dating Justin Bieber following his split fr...
Gas rationing expands as Sandy, Nor'easter effects linger
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City drivers will wake up on Friday to the first widespread gas rationing since the fuel crisis...
Wintry storm smacks an already battered Northeast
By Daniel Trotta and Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) - A wintry storm dropped snow on the Northeast on Wednesday and threate...
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood engaged to marry
LONDON (Reuters) - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is engaged to be married to a 34-year-old theatre producer named Sall...
Government may pick up hotel tab for 34,000 Sandy victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government said on Monday it had ordered the suspension of some housing foreclosures in areas hit ...
New York region struggles to move on a week after Sandy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A week after superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on New York City and the surrounding area, schools were set ...
Scope of Sandy's devastation widens, death toll spirals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - From New York City's Staten Island to the popular beach towns of the Jersey Shore, rescuers and offi...
In hurricane, Twitter proves a lifeline despite pranksters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy pounded the U.S. Atlantic coast on Monday night, knocking out electricity and In...
Death toll up, gasoline lines grow in monster storm's wake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers awoke to the rumble of subway trains for the first time in four days on Thursday and the dea...
Obama hits campaign trail as storm cleanup gathers pace
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was to resume campaigning on Thursday after a pause caused by the U.S. east coast...
Northeast back to business after Sandy's hard hit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of people across the U.S. Northeast stricken by massive storm Sandy will attempt to resume norm...
Sandy leaves unprecedented challenges for New York City subways
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The giant storm Sandy wreaked havoc on the New York City subway system, flooding tunnels, garages and ra...
Sandy leaves New York construction crane dangling in storm winds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City evacuated neighbors of a nearly completed, 90-story luxury apartment building on Monday af...
Airlines cancel flights, hotels book up before hurricane
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy will likely cause financial headaches for U.S. airlines that canceled more than 7,000 fl...
Sandy strengthens as nears coast; Wall Street shut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds...
Hurricane Sandy drenches the Bahamas, leaves 21 dead in Caribbean
NASSAU (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy pounded the Bahamas with battering winds and rain on Friday, sweeping over the island chai...
Wyclef Jean to open his own New York club
Wyclef Jean is planning to launch his own restaurant and club in New York next year.The former Fugees star wants to open a ne...
Hurricane Sandy threatens U.S. after hammering Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy swelled into a serious threat to much of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday after hammering C...
Gunman kills three and himself at Wisconsin salon
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire at the suburban Milwaukee beauty salon where his spouse worked on Sunday, killing ...
Barbra Streisand performs first homecoming show
Barbra Streisand returned to her native Brooklyn, New York on Thursday night to play her first ever hometown show.The veteran...
Police called to settle blowup between Lindsay Lohan, mother
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday was involved in yet another public spat - this time with her mother i...
Is Supreme Court set to end use of race in admissions?
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments on whether colleges and universities can continue to...
Jack White stalks off concert stage after 45 minutes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jack White didn't quite repeat the rock star meltdown by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, bu...
Ronnie Wood, ex-wife auction off Rolling Stones memorabilia
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Guitarist Ronnie Wood and ex-wife Jo Wood are auctioning off their shared collection of art and Rolli...
U.S. asks Supreme Court to consider two more gay marriage cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to consider two additional legal challenges to ...
Americans mark 11th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Memorial ceremonies marking the anniversary of the September 11 attacks began Tuesday under clear blue s...
Anniversary of 9/11 marked under cloud of health problems
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eleven years after the September 11, 2001, attacks, New Yorkers will mark the anniversary on Tuesday aga...
Taylor Swift leads CMA award nominations
Taylor Swift is set to lead the way at the upcoming Country Music Association (CMA) Awards as she battles to retain her Enter...
Soda tax war taking shape in two California cities
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two small California cities are the latest battlegrounds in the $111 billion U.S. soda i...
Empire State gunman planned to not return home
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man who shot and killed a former co-worker and was himself killed by police near New York City's...
Bar owner accuses police of draining his liquor stock
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owner of a Brooklyn bar is suing New York City after police emptied the bar's entire stock of al...
Michael J. Fox to star in TV comedy as dad with Parkinson's
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael J. Fox, who stepped back from full-time acting in 2000 to focus on fighting Parkinson&#...
New York City a magnet for the young, for a time
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has long been a destination of choice for young up-and-comers, but a new population analys...
Voters unconvinced on Bloomberg health measures
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two major public health initiatives pushed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a ban on the sale o...
Legendary Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown dead at 90
(Reuters) - Helen Gurley Brown, the legendary editor of Cosmopolitan magazine who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution...
50 Cent injured in car accident
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has been released from a hospital after suffering minor in...
Ron Wood Says Rolling Stones Headed Back to Studio
By John McCrankNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones are heading back to the studio this month to toss around ideas and try...
One Direction making huge Christmas plans - already
Pop group One Direction are already making Christmas plans - the British boy band has booked a headlining gig at New York Cit...
Lady Gaga plays new song for fans from car
Lady Gaga thrilled a crowd of lucky fans on Sunday by giving them a sneak preview of a new song, blasting it from her car ste...
On a New York island, firefighters set homes ablaze
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firefighters will spend the next two weeks setting homes ablaze on a small island in New York Harbor for...
Gordon Ramsay named highest earning chef in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With 24 restaurants around the world, 11 Michelin stars, numerous cookbooks, and TV shows, Gordon Ramsay...
Drought wilts crops as officials pray for rain
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and a worsening drought in the Midwest pushed grain prices near or past record...
Laughing yoga cultivates merry mindfulness
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Can't touch your toes? Laugh it off.Laughter yoga, unlike Pilates yoga, water yoga, aerial yoga and ...
Relief comes for Midwest, Northeast after heat wave
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A blistering heat wave finally showed signs of letting up across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast on Sunday...
Alec Baldwin's NYC mayor interest 'very real'
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Alec Baldwin's interest in running for mayor of New York City is "very real," says his...
Americans squeezed by higher rents, tight credit
(Reuters) - One night last spring, David Hall returned home to his studio apartment outside Boston to learn that his monthly ...
Alec Baldwin weds Hilaria Thomas in NY
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin, star of TV show "30 Rock," married his fiancée, Hilaria Thomas, ...
Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, afte...
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to divorce
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are to divorce after five years of marriage.The Hollywood couple has been dogged by long-running ...
Chris Brown, Rihanna rendezvous reports dismissed by reps
Representatives for Chris Brown have shot down reports suggesting he and his ex-girlfriend Rihanna shared a hotel room in New...
Cities' efforts to make exercise easier pays off
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitness is often a combination of personal choice and environmental support, experts say, and a ranking ...
Adam Yauch's mother praises her 'courageous' son
Adam Yauch's mother has spoken out about her son's "courageous" battle with cancer, insisting the Beatie Bo...
Top 10 'ugly' buildings to visit
(Reuters) - A recent opinion piece in the New York Times resurrected the age-old debate about whether ugly buildings deserved...
U.S. close to seizing disputed dinosaur skeleton
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities said on Wednesday they expect this week to seize a 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton that wa...
Heat wave blankets Northeast for 2nd day
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A heat wave blanketed the U.S. mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, sparking brownouts in New York Ci...
Diabetes doctors: NYC big-soda ban is just a start
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Doctors treating the casualties of the global obesity epidemic say an unpopular proposal to limit so...
'Halloween' actor Richard Lynch dies aged 76
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Halloween" actor Richard Lynch, who became a staple in horror and science-fiction movies w...
Alec Baldwin, photographer clash in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A photographer with New York tabloid newspaper Daily News accused actor Alec Baldwin of attacking him on...
Thieves stealing manhole covers in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manhole covers are being stolen from the streets of New York City, leaving dangerous holes in the roads ...
Ne-Yo inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
R&B star Ne-Yo credited music with keeping him off the streets as he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New Yo...
Liza Minnelli stages impromptu gig on Garland's birthday
Cabaret star Liza Minnelli marked what would have been her mom Judy Garland's 90th birthday on Sunday by giving a surpris...
New York Mayor Bloomberg offers $9 million for ideas to improve urban life
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation is offering $9 million in prize money to othe...
Parents protest surge in standardized testing
(Reuters) - A backlash against high-stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts as parents, teacher...
Fitness Playlists Flow to the Beats per Minutes
When fitness instructor Shirley Archer plays Annie Lennox's song "17 Again" for her indoor cycling class, she u...
Hugh Jackman, James Corden & Once Triumph at Tony Awards
Hugh Jackman had a very special night at the Tony Awards on Sunday - his actress wife Deborra-Lee Furness surprised him with ...
Ryan Sheckler's Day in NYC
Professional skateboarder, Ryan Sheckler,used GoPro cameras to record stunts around New York City in this visually impressive...
New York City official defends 'supersize' drink ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York City's top health official shot back on Thursday at critics who have blasted the city'...
Rhode Island's Olivia Culpo crowned Miss USA
(Reuters) - Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island was named Miss USA on Sunday after saying it would be fair for transgendered contest...
Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5...
'Sex and the City' actress Nixon, girlfriend marry
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon married longtime girlfriend Christine Marin...
Comic book 'X-Men' plan same-sex superhero wedding
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Marvel comic book crime fighters X-Men have put down their weapons and picked up wedding rings for th...
Demi Lovato joining X Factor
Pop idolDemi Lovatohas inked a deal to joinSimon Cowellon the judging panel of The XFactor.The Disney star officially signed ...
Super Bowl winners New York Giants get 'Big Blue' rings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Players and coaches with the New York Giants football team gathered at Tiffany & Co.'s flagship stor...
Data suggests drug treatment can lower crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence ...
Star witness takes stand in Roger Clemens trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key prosecution witness who has said he gave former baseball star Roger Clemens performance-enhancin...
Staffers recall embarrassing details of Edwards' affair
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Ex-staffers recounted tawdry details of former U.S. Senator John Edwards' affair d...
New York man convicted in subway suicide bomb plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury found a Bosnian-born U.S. citizen guilty on Tuesday of planning a coordinated suicide bom...
New York City sites compete for preservation grants
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty New York City cultural institutions and historic sites will compete for millions of dollars in gra...
Winter returns with a blast as snow pounds Northeast
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A late-April snowstorm struck a wide area of the U.S. Northeast on Monday, raising the threat o...
Space shuttle Discovery makes final flight to museum
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery made its final voyage on Tuesday: a piggyback jet ride to the...
Would-be New York City suicide bombers detail plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of a plot to carry out suicide attacks on New York City subways said their third accused co-...
Numbers game: America's struggle to make math fun
In the American drive to boost science and math education, it's science that has all the kid-friendly sizzle: Robots and ...
Analysis: U.S. Civilian Courts Await Extradited Militants
By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Obama administration declared it wanted to put suspects involved in the Sept...
Canadian woman charged with stalking Alec Baldwin
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Canadian woman was charged on Monday with stalking actor Alec Baldwin after appearing outside his New ...
Americans brace for next foreclosure wave
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (Reuters) - Half a decade into the deepest U.S. housing crisis since the 1930s, many Americans are hop...
Channing Tatum and Elton John grind at charity event
Channing Tatum showed off the moves he picked up as a male stripper by gyrating against Elton John at a star-studded benefit ...
JetBlue pilot charged for midair meltdown
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who witnesses ...
Working out in the early hours
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Night owls, insomniacs, shift workers and other denizens of the dark are finding less need to fit their ...
400-pound gorilla escapes, bites zookeeper
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A 400-pound adult male gorilla escaped his cage at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday, biting a female z...
Suspected tornado hits Michigan as warm spell goes on
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A suspected tornado touched down in Michigan on Thursday, causing severe damage to some structures but no...
Retirees move, but not very far
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When Harvey and Cora Alter decided to move away from Washington, D.C., for their retirement, friends were...
Destination not only driving force in travel industry
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Travelers still long to experience far-off places and exotic locations, but destinations are not the onl...
Sam Worthington is 'Fun Fearless Male of the Year'
"Avatar" star Sam Worthington has been crowned the "Fun Fearless Male of the Year" by editors at Cosmopol...
'Pay for pain' scandal could end up in courts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A scandal in which U.S. football players got rewarded for injuring opponents could have legal consequenc...
American in NYC bomb case indicted
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jose Pimentel, an American Muslim convert accused of building a pipe bomb, has been formally indicted by...
Some 9/11 dead's remains ended in landfill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Partial remains from some people killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001 ended up in a landfill, ac...
Corruption still rife in Chicago years after Al Capone
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The city where gangster Al Capone once kept the mayor on his payroll ranked first in public corruption co...
Jay-Z's club closed over faulty fridge
Rapper Jay-Z's New York sports bar was closed just hours after its grand re-opening this week when health officials disco...
Fast-moving snowstorm hits Northeast
(Reuters) - After an unusually mild winter across much of the United States, a fast-moving snowstorm struck the Northeast fro...
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered across nation
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well...
Travel Picks: World's top 10 film festivals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the Sundance Film Festival starting next Thursday and the Oscars not too far off, the movie buffs a...
U.S. winter weather arrives after mild patch
CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Reuters) - Wind, rain and snow blanketed much of the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday, ushering in a more t...
Republican wins in New York Democratic stronghold
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans won an upset victory in a Democratic stronghold in New York on Tuesday in a special House of...
New York firebomb attacks hit mosque, Hindu site
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police are investigating as bias crimes four Molotov cocktail attacks on Sunday night including...
Boston Student Re-United with $170,000 Violin
By Eric Johnson(Reuters) - Christmas came early for a Boston music student who was reunited with the $170,000 violin she ...
Throngs of Times Square revelers ring in 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Throngs of revelers in and around New York's Times Square gave a boisterous welcome to 2012 on Sunday am...
Clarkson plays VH1 Divas after twisting ankle
Kelly Clarkson played through the pain on Sunday night after twisting her ankle moments before the VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul ...
U.S. troops charged in death of fellow soldier
KABUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - - The U.S. Army has charged eight soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in the death of Private Danny C...
How renewable energy may be Edison's revenge
LONDON (Reuters) - At the start of the 20th century, inventors Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla clashed in the "war o...
Lady Gaga to become an ordained minister
Lady Gaga is set to become an ordained minister so she can perform a wedding ceremony for one of her closest friends.The sing...
Chili Peppers, Guns N' Roses in Hall of Fame
(Reuters) - Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys were among this year's inductees into the Rock and Roll...
Jay-Z to headline Carnegie Hall hip-hop concerts
(Reuters) - Jay-Z will headline the first ever hip-hop focused series of performances at New York's Carnegie Hall in February...
Nikki Sixx shoots fashion spread for magazine
Motley Crue star Nikki Sixx has stepped behind the camera to shoot a fashion spread for a New York City publication.The rocke...
Alec Baldwin kicked off flight for playing game
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin was involved in a dispute with an American Airlines flight attendant on Tuesday an...
Bare-bones bikes help Harley slay 'Geezer' image
(Reuters) - For Harley-Davidson, Michael Adams is a godsend.When the 22-year-old college senior showed up for a $25 rider...
Soccer chief says Beckham could bolt league
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Soccer's top executive said he is "uncertain" the sport's English superstar David...
Gavin DeGraw feels lucky attack wasn't worse
DESMOINES, IA - Gavin DeGraw said he feels lucky because a street attack in New York City earlier this month could have been ...
Billionaire Buffett to host Obama fundraiser
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett will boost President Barack Obama's re-election bi...
NYC police say arrest 'lone wolf' in bomb plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police arrested a 27-year-old man they called a "lone wolf" militant on charges of pl...
Regis Philbin says farewell to 'Live!'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran talk show host Regis Philbin on Friday ended his run on the popular television program "Liv...
New York police evict anti-Wall Street protesters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police wearing helmets and carrying shields evicted protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement earl...
Richie Sambora confirms Denise Richards romance
Richie Sambora has confirmed he has rekindled his romance with Denise Richards five years after they first became a couple.Th...
Mayor lashes out at Occupy Wall Street protesters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out at anti-greed Occupy Wall Street activists on Thursday ...
'Dark Knight' sparks riots in New York City
Chaos descended on the streets of New York City this week as director Christopher Nolan filmed riot scenes for his new Batman...
Nerves fray as power still out for 1.6 million in NE
MERIDEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Cold, tired and frustrated, residents of more than 1.6 million homes in the Northeast remain...
Rare, deadly October storm hangs on in Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for roughly 2.8 million households left without power on Sunda...
Clash with police stirs Oakland economic protest
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - More than 1,000 activists protesting economic inequality reclaimed a downtown Oakland plaza late o...
Eight NY policemen charged in gun smuggling ring
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight New York City policemen were charged Tuesday with helping run a gun-smuggling ring in a city where...
Police docked vacation for protest pepper spray
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City policeman has been docked more than a third of his vacation time after he used pepper sp...
Bette Midler to auction iconic stage costumes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bette Midler's famous mermaid stage costume, the Valentino gown she wore to the 1992 Oscars and a col...
Feds to help reimburse states for Irene damage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene could cost U.S. state and local governments billions of dollars in damages, but funds fr...
Anti-Wall St. protesters ready for standoff
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials on Friday postponed a planned clean-up of the downtown Manhattan park where anti-Wall Street p...
Who's behind the Wall St. protests?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters say the rich are getting richer while average Americans suffer, but the grou...
NY securities sector may lose 10,000 jobs
(Reuters) - New York City's securities industry could lose nearly 10,000 jobs by the end of 2012, according to a report by Ne...
World mourns Steve Jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of Apple co-fou...
Obama chides banks, taps anger over Wall Street
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched an onslaught against banks and Republicans on Thursday for working to ...
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Team will be called 'Brooklyn Nets' after move
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Violent crime falls, murders up in Northeast
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Clinton's philanthropic summit to push for jobs
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Decade after 9/11, New Yorkers ready to move on
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New York cracks down after 'credible' 9/11 threat
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Firefighters gain some control over Texas blaze
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Wildfires sweep across Texas, four dead
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Regis Philbin sets final day for hosting 'Live!'
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Flood victims still in the dark, stuck in mud
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Airlifts, water rescues in wake of Hurricane Irene
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Vermont, New Jersey flooded as Irene spares NYC
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New York City gets back to business after Irene
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Where does Jobs stand among iconic CEOs?
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Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York
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Hurricane Irene rages ashore in North Carolina
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East Coast readies for \'big, bad\' Irene
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Hurricane Irene to strengthen before hitting U.S.
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Obama vows new ideas to boost jobs, slams Congress
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More extreme weather in store across U.S.
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