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Madoff fraud's last days recounted in NYC document
In December 2008, two of Bernard Madoff's most loyal employees met on a Manhattan street corner and fretted over a closely held secret that the rest ...
Oil falls as US job growth fails to impress
Oil fell 2 percent Friday as traders fretted that jobs aren't growing fast enough in the U.S. to significantly boost demand for fuel. Benchmark oil ...
'GMA' weathercaster Sam Champion planning marriage
"Good Morning America" weather anchor Sam Champion is tying the knot. ABC News says Champion and his boyfriend, Rubem Robierb, are engaged to be ...
Chazz Palminteri brings his advice to radio
In his autobiographical movie and subsequent play, "A Bronx Tale," Chazz Palminteri doles out lots of advice as a young man learns from two father ...
Meryl Streep donates $1M to The Public Theater
Meryl Streep has donated $1 million to The Public Theater in honor of both its late founder, Joseph Papp, and her friend, the author Nora Ephron.
Jay-Z to stream concert on his new YouTube channel
Jay-Z is live-streaming the last of his eight concerts at New York City's Barclays Center for the launch of his new YouTube channel. The rapper ...
Broken toe spurs Neil Young to write 1st book
Neil Young's fans have come to expect wild swings if they've followed his music career since the 1960s. There's the near-violent guitar solos and ...
Scherzer, Davis turned seasons around
Back on June 1, the AP unveiled a list of 10 players who were off to slow starts but were likely to bounce back quickly — some thinly veiled advice ...
Red Sox fire Valentine after 1 tumultuous season
The Boston Red Sox found out too late that Bobby Valentine wasn't the manager to straighten out a clubhouse of coddled veterans. They didn't take long ...
NHL lockout wipes out opening 2 weeks of season
Stop if you've heard this one before: the NHL is losing games because of a lockout. The first cut was two weeks of games, and judging by the sniping ...
Broadway producer says he was fraud victim
The psychological thriller "Rebecca" was a hit for author Daphne du Maurier and filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Leave it to Broadway to one-up the master ...
Cheers for Ali at literary ceremony in NY
Muhammad Ali owned the night without saying a word. The boxing great was the guest of honor Thursday night at the 4th annual Norman Mailer Center ...
Newest Navy destroyer pays tribute to SEAL
The U.S. Navy's newest warship will not be named for a former president, distinguished member of Congress or some historic figure from the past.
Cisco elevates 2 execs to president role
Cisco Systems Inc. hasn't had a president since CEO John Chambers gave up the title in 2006. Now, as the company thinks about a successor to the ...
The Public Theater unveils a sleek new NYC home
The Public Theater unveiled its four-year, $40 million face-lift on Thursday with a celebration that had some Shakespeare, some singing hippies and ...
Feds charge 91 people in $429M Medicare fraud
A federal strike force has charged 91 people, including a hospital president, doctors and nurses, with Medicare fraud schemes in seven cities ...
Jewelry stolen from Julianne Moore's NYC home
Approximately $127,000 worth of jewelry has been stolen from actress Julianne Moore's New York City brownstone. Police say a complaint was filed with ...
NY teens pay valets to store devices
Thousands of teenagers who can't take their cellphones to school have another option, courtesy of a burgeoning industry of sorts in ...
Urban relishes peacemaker role on 'Idol'
"American Idol" season 12 tapings are just getting under way and Keith Urban has already become more than just a judge: He's also the pacifier on the ...
Wall Street futures higher as retailers report
Stock futures are rising after some major U.S. retail chains reported September sales that topped expectations and a day before a crucial monthly jobs ...
Rasheed Wallace ends retirement to join Knicks
The quiet of Rasheed Wallace's retirement in North Carolina was interrupted last spring by a call from an old coach. "Out of the blue, coach Woody ...
Second gator found in NY supermarket parking lot
An alligator has been found in a supermarket parking lot on New York's Long Island, just a day after another gator was discovered in the same lot.
Cano powers Yankees to AL East title in 14-2 rout
Yankees fans broke out in in a raucous roar in the seventh inning, momentarily startling Alex Rodriguez. The slugger stepped out of the batter's box ...
Dent, Leiter were stars in 1-game playoffs
For sheer drama, there's nothing quite like a one-game, winner-take-all scenario — and that's about to become a lot less rare in baseball with the ...