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The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Northeast on Friday, and the first snowfall of the season for the area is bringing with it up to five inches of snow

Although a 2010 federal excise tax was meant to deter customers from using indoor tanning salons, only a minority of the businesses taking part in a new survey reported a drop in clients and most said their customers did not seem to care.

Supporters of same-sex marriage have almost enough votes in the New Jersey legislature to override Gov. Chris Christie's expected veto, making it increasingly likely that New Jersey will become the seventh state to legalize marriage for same-sex couples.

Just 12 for 44. That's what Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony combined from the field last night. No way 27% shooting will cut it for the Knicks' top scorers. Another lackluster performance by the offense led the Knicks to drop their fourth straight game as they fell to the Suns 91-88.

There is a looming environmental disaster since the Costa Concordia ran aground on Friday. Officials are worried that the 2,400-tons of diesel fuel may leak into Italy's west coast.

U.S. prosecutors arrested a Chinese computer programmer on charges he stole software code valued at nearly $10 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Authorities announced at press conference on Wednesday a major drug bust in Harlem. About 35 members of an alleged drug ring were arrested or indicted in an early morning take-down, including an 8-year-old boy, and are being brought up on drug related charges.

The Knicks, Nets, and St. John's all take the court trying to improve on what have been disappointing seasons so far. Our predictions.

Dwight Howard denied reports that he added the Los Angeles Clippers to his list of preferred trade destinations.

The Orlando center is a free agent at the end of the season, and could be traded at the deadline.

What started off as a practice run for expecting parents Rabita Sarker and Aditya Saurabh, quickly turned into the real thing when Sarker gave birth to her son on a New Jersey PATH train.

He is Russia's third richest man and has been described as its most eligible bachelor.

Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, challenging Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency, sees no risk to his vast business interests from his foray into politics and expects to list his gold business in London soon.

China's GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 dipped to 8.9 percent, down from 9.1 percent in the prior quarter, but the Chinese government will likely take steps to ensure that a slowdown does not harm global manufacturers that increasingly look to China for new consumers.

Martin Luther King preached of peace and tolerance, however, as of Saturday, police are currently hunting for vandals who defaced a building in Brooklyn with ant-Semitic messages.

A rather tiny Yorkshire terrier name Lucy, from New Jersey, is the Guinness record holder for the world's smallest working dog. She weighs just 2.5 pounds and visits hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers each week, working with children with disabilities and troubled youth.

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, the National Park Service will offer free entrance to all parks including several that have direct ties to the civil rights leader.

The Benedictine monk is under investigation after a letter alleging two teenaged victims while he was headmaster at Delbarton prep school in New Jersey in the 1980s and 1990s was sent to the Virginia abbey where he serves as administrator. Although church officials claim he has been under investigation since June, his replacement at the abbey claims the church was told nothing until the letter arrived.

Former customers of MF Global Holdings Ltd's collapsed brokerage were disappointed to hear on Thursday that the trustee hunting for funds missing from their accounts has no immediate plans to transfer more money to them.

A federal appeals court's ruling against a proposed constitutional amendment to ban Oklahoma courts from using Islamic Sharia law represents more than a setback to the measure's proponents. Experts say that the decision also reveals how such laws fall somewhere between impractical and unconstitutional.

Celebrity stylist Lauren Rae Levy knows a thing or two about the fashion biz. After successful careers with Scoop, Intermix and Blue & Cream, Levy opened her own consulting and styling firm in New York City, LRL Group. Levy told IBTimes about her path to success and gave some pointers for hopefuls looking to make a name in fashion.