Deborah Feldman had finally had enough. After 23 years of living in what she describes as an oppressive and insular community, she abandoned her Hasidic Jewish sect for a life of freedom. In her new book, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, Feldman details a life of strangling oppression.
Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble who is the highest-ranking executive charged in a U.S. crackdown on insider trading, could face additional allegations, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Fourteen hospitals from New York, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Missouri and Florida have agreed to pay more than $12 million to the United States in order to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
The United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, is the top natural gas producer and consumer in the world, and with its 273 trillion cubic feet of proven reserves, the United States holds the fourth largest source of natural gas deposits globally.
Want to party with celebrities and models? Here is where you need to be in New York City during New York Fashion Week 2012.
New York, NY - The New York Giants' ticker tape parade on Tuesday created an estimated $38 million boost for downtown Manhattan, according to Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Each day Facebook serves as a procrastination tool for students struggling to write papers, office workers stranded at their desks, and social media junkies getting their fix. But what if posting on Facebook was your job? What if users made money based on all the content they generated for the interactive Internet community? After all, Facebook wouldn’t be worth $100 billion without its dedicated fan base of Web addicts.
Lana Del Rey has not postponed her spring tour -- because she didn't even have one planned, says a representative for the Video Games singer.
With the dramatic victory of the New England Patriots during the 2012 Super Bowl at Indianapolis, the New York Giants continued their celebrations in Manhattan through the Canyon of Heroes.
A look at what the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision overturning California's Proposition 8 means for same-sex marriage.
An appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that may lead to a showdown in the Supreme Court.
A nine-bedroom mansion in East Hampton, N.Y. has found a buyer in what could be one of the priciest deals of the year.
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that California's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Champagne, sparkling wine and chocolates are a favorite pairing to celebrate Valentine's Day, despite warnings from experts that the two do not go well together.
Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan welcomed their son Exton Elias into the world at 7:24 a.m. on Tuesday, reps have told Us Weekly. Neither Downey nor his wife Susan has explained why they have decided to name their child Exton Elias. Here are 14 other funny celebrity baby names.
Online pawn shop Pawngo.com dropped 900 pounds worth of Butterfingers on a Boston street to make fun of New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker.
Aruba Tourism Authority offered the New England Patriots an all-expense paid trip to Aruba.
Prince Charles led global celebrations on Tuesday marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, a titan of English literature whose vivid stories confronted the injustices of Victorian life.
Clint Eastwood is setting the record straight about his improbably controversial Chrysler ad that aired on Sunday's Super Bowl.
Quarterback Eli Manning and his New York Giants may have beaten superstar Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at Sunday's Super Bowl, but none them could outmuscle Madonna -- at least, where TV audiences were concerned.
Gisele Bundchen, wife of New England Patriots star Tom Brady, was caught on-camera after the game saying what a lot of non-supermodels not married to Super Bowl-losing quarterbacks were also thinking.
Thousands of fans took to the streets of New York to cheer on the New York Giants.
