
Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared ...
Feds: NY, Va. 7-Eleven stores exploited immigrants
Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday with making tens of millions of dollars by ...

Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key ...

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early ...

Sting, Billy Joel, Elton John at Songwriters Hall
Sting performed in honor of Elton John, Billy Joel sang snippets of Foreigner's hits when introducing the band and Smokey Robinson debuted part of a ...

Blackhawks join Bruins for Original 6 Cup finals
The Chicago Blackhawks have joined the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals, featuring Original Six NHL franchises for the first time since 1979.

Swedish Princess Madeleine weds New York banker
Swedish Princess Madeleine fell in love in the Big Apple. Now she has said "yes" to New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a lavish and emotional ...
Anheuser-Busch completes $20.1B Grupo Modelo deal
Anheuser-Busch InBev has completed its $20.1 billion purchase of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo. The world's largest brewer has been trying for almost ...
Ujiri leaves Denver for Toronto Raptors
From the moment he took over the moribund Toronto Raptors last month, Tim Leiweke vowed to make some significant changes to return the team to ...

1930s subway train makes rare uptown trip in NYC
Hundreds of lucky New York City commuters got a surprise trip back in time when eight 1930s-era subway cars were briefly returned to service offering ...

Billy Joel surprises New York high school
Billy Joel was back in high school. The singer surprised an assembly full of students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in the borough of Queens ...

Rangers fire coach John Tortorella
In a span of five days, John Tortorella went from out of the playoffs to out of a job. The feisty and combative coach was fired by the New York ...

Feds in NY: Costa Rica money biz a hub for crooks
When an undercover agent posing as a new client sought to register at the currency transfer firm Liberty Reserve as "Joe Bogus" from "123 Fake Main ...

News Corp shows logo of struggling publishing unit
News Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a friendlier-looking logo for the publishing division as it prepared to split the struggling newspaper and book unit ...

Oudin, Mattek-Sands, US women 6-1 on Paris Day 2
Success on the Grand Slam stage, and everything that went with it, probably came too quickly for Melanie Oudin, a surprise quarterfinalist at the 2009 ...

Benitez's Chelsea stint ends with 5-3 loss to City
After the final whistle of his 50th and final game with Chelsea, Rafa Benitez walked toward the visitors' dugout at Yankee Stadium, raised his left ...

Bruins eliminate Rangers with 3-1 win in Game 5
Claude Julien decided not to give his goalie a pep talk after a pratfall in the crease handed the Rangers a goal that had the potential to turn the ...

Cannes: 'The Immigrant' stirs emotional response
James Gray's sincere melodrama "The Immigrant" has divided the Cannes Film Festival not for its politics or its audaciousness, but for its ...

Steely Cotillard shines in 'The Immigrant'
Academy award-winner Marion Cotillard gave her all and even learned another language to play a Polish woman struggling with the realities of 1920s New ...

Rangers top Bruins in OT, force Game 5 in Boston
During a sluggish first period, a difficult second period, and a tense third period, there were few signs the New York Rangers would be able to hold ...

Kreider keeps Rangers alive with OT goal
Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's ...

Rangers scratch Richards for pivotal Game 4
Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York faced elimination in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference ...
NYC woman gets probation for stalking actress
A New York City woman has been sentenced to probation for stalking French actress Marion Cotillard on the Internet. Teresa Yuan was sentenced Tuesday ...

Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to ...