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Yet he insisted that his government did not intentionally conceal any information from the public.

Surviving members of the The Monkees were a no show at Wednesday's private funeral.

Conservatives are attacking the media for underplaying President Barack Obama's relationship with Professor Derrick Bell after the so-called bombshell video Andrew Breitbart promised before his death was finally released.

As the company's latest tablet was unveiled, activists renewed complaints that labor conditions remain deplorable at Apple vendors' factories. The group SumOfUs is calling on Apple to prove that it follows the law.

A Monday report has revealed that an ammonia-treated meat byproduct has long been used in beef products at U.S. schools. This pink-hued substance, which the U.S.D.A calls “lean meat trimmings,” has historically been an ingredient in dog food and cooking oils.

Sue Simmons, the veteran news anchor of the NBC New York affiliate WNBC, will reportedly be let go from the show. Station heads will not be renewing her contract in June, when it expires.

It was no surprise that Mitt Romney won the Virginia Republican Primary by a landslide. The bigger surprise was how Ron Paul ended up with 41 percent of the vote and did exponentially better than he did in the state in 2008.

Contrary to popular belief, electronic medical records may increase healthcare costs, according to a new study.

Megan Fox is back in the limelight for the premiere of her film Friends with Kids in New York City. However, bloggers are more focused on whether or not the actress has undergone more plastic surgery (possibly cheek fillers?) than her acting skills.

Many counties have stopped adding fluoride to their water supply, citing health risks the CDC says simply aren't there.

Greece's major bondholders voiced their support on Monday for a deal that will halve the value of their debt holdings and aims to put the country back on a sustainable debt-repayment footing.

Annie George, the owner of a lavish 34-room mansion in upstate Rexford, N.Y., stands accused of keeping an Indian woman, V.M., in forced labor as a domestic worker in her home. V.M.'s circumstances, and the unanswered questions surrounding her time in the U.S., combine human trafficking and modern-day slavery laws with a tangled web of immigration laws, compounding the suffering that result from the modern-day struggles that plague domestic workers, regardless of citizenship, as they ...

Late Friday night, BP announced that a $4.7 billion settlement had been reached with individual plaintiffs who sought damages related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

Cupcake automats are coming to the streets of Manhattan by summer to offer cupcake-craving consumers the 24-hour spot for sugar satiation--how will the health-conscious Bloomberg administration react?

The number of black and Latino students admitted to one of New York City's elite high schools has increased by 14 percent since last year, according to recent statistics released by the Department of Education. Admittance to these specialized schools including institutions such as Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, the Bronx High School of Science and the High School of American Studies at Lehman College, is based on the results of a single standardized test distributed amongst prospective ...

The testing raises speculation that Israel is planning to launch a military strike on Iran to thwart that country's nuclear program. Iran claims the program is solely for peaceful uses, but many governments believe Tehran may be seeking to build a nuclear weapon.

Gone are the days when Internet users had no problem waiting minutes for a website to load. Now, waiting considerably less than that can aggravates a user to simply exit and visit another Web site, according to Google engineers.

The U.S. and Israeli leaders will try to sort out their differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. With the U.S. presidential election just eight months away, Obama's Republican foes have been quick to paint him as tough on Israel and soft on Iran.

As Apple gearing up for the release of its next generation iPhone, presumably named the iPhone 5, amazing hype surrounds the smartphone with rumors confounding customers about when the device will finally be launched and what the features will be on board.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) explores around two hundred works of art in a new exhibition titled The Steins Collect to demonstrate the significant impact the Steins' patronage had on the artists of their day and the way in which the family disseminated a new standard of taste for modern art.

When Jack Dorsey isn't busy speaking at conferences about the growing influence of the popular micro-blogging website Twitter, he's hocking his latest venture, Square. Square is an electronic payment service that lets people charge credit cards from their phones. It requires a small attachment (shaped like a square, of course), and an internet connection.

Slideshow on celebrities who had eating disorders.

FHM Philippines, the top selling men's magazine of the country, was forced to withdraw the front cover of its March issue following the accusation that the featured photograph was racist and insensitive.

Matilda Wormwood is coming to Broadway. Roald Dahl's classic book, Matilda, is slated for New York theaters after a critically and commercially successful run in London's West End. Watch clips from the musical and the trailer here, and see photos from the set and during live performances of Matilda: The Musical.

James Murdoch resigned from his position as executive chairman of News International on Wednesday amid a phone hacking scandal that has sent shockwaves through the media empire of his mogul father, Rupert Murdoch. The question now is: who is next in line to succeed Rupert?

China's engagement in resolving the euro zone debt crisis has been a topic of contention. High-profile Chinese leaders, such as Vice Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice President Xi Jinping, have reassured the European countries that China would invest in alleviating the debt. However, a financial plan has yet to be communicated.

Another iOS security concern, when will it end? New to the scene is a security loophole in the way iOS allows users to share information about their location. An application that implements this feature could grab user photos for the developer’s viewing pleasure. We are not certain how this is happening, but at the moment, that doesn’t matter. What does matter, however, is how fast will Apple release a fix to combat the problem.

The New York Times has covered the most monumental events in modern history--the moon landing, JFK's assassination and beyond--which is why it makes sense that the paper has started a Tumblr page to host many of its unused photos. Under the moniker The Lively Morgue, the New York Times photography department will be posting unpublished photos onto the Tumblog. The site launched this Monday, and its editors plan to post photos several times a week.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday hit Republican presidential challengers hard during a speech at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington, most notably lashing out at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for his views on the auto bailout.