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Spirit Day is a day for promoting knowledge of and support for those victims who face anti-homosexual bullying.

The infamous ex-JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, whose dramatic exit from a plane make him a folk here, is penning a memoir after being sentenced on Wednesday to probation.

ACC commissioner John Swofford essentially ruled out the conference accepting Notre Dame at the ACC basketball media day on Wednesday.

Following a rash of teen suicides by LGBT youth, University of Arizona and New York University researchers are looking to identify causes for the high risk for suicidal thoughts and behavior, hoping to aid schools and families looking to combat teen bullying and LGBT feelings of alienation and abnormality.

The red band trailer for A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas is not suitable for children.

Lower textbook sales and impact of weak credit markets on its S&P rating business weigh down on McGraw-Hill earnings. The company plans to cut at least $100 million in costs over next 15 months.

Former Libyan Dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday after being injured during a Libyan rebel attack near his hometown of Sirte. A new Libya is born, a rebel spokesman said.

The New York Times Company on Thursday announced a third-quarter profit of $15.7 million, buoyed by 324,000 paid subscriptions to its Web site. The online gains offset an 8.8 percent drop in ad revenue.

While it may seem incredible that Hallmark items are becoming the hottest Star Wars collectibles at many conventions, when IBTimes sat down with Christine Taylor, license creative account manager for Hallmark's License Design Studio, it became clearer that the company's passion for the items it's offering these days -- which have expanded far beyond ornaments -- runs deep.

Washington early Thursday was in uber-data analysis mode, still trying to confirm initial reports that former Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi had been captured, injured and had later died from injuries after Libyan rebels approached his hometown of Sirte.

It has barely been two months since the star couple, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, had a fairy tale wedding, meticulously designed to perfection. However, rumors are doing the rounds that the reality star and her basketball player husband are already contemplating a divorce.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday were: HNI Corp, Swift Transportation, Campus Crest Communities, Commercial Metals and WESCO International. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Astoria Financial Corp, Western Digital Corp, Fidelity National Financial, Fidelity National Financial and Alcatel Lucent.

The New York Film Critics Circle announced on Wednesday that it will move its year-end vote for the best films of 2011 from mid-December to November 28, making it the first critics' group to announce its winners.

Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra pleaded no contest on Wednesday to grand theft auto charges stemming from what prosecutors said was a scheme to lease cars using phony business and credit information.

It’s hard to believe but there are rumors that newlywed couple Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries marriage is on a brink to split.

Naomi Wolf, the feminist activist and author, was arrested outside the 2011 Huffington Post Game Changers Awards on Tuesday as she defended Occupy Wall Street protestors.

Australian supermodel, Miranda Kerr arrived in New York on Wednesday for an exclusive display of the $2.5 million Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra that she will be wearing for this year's fashion event.

Big East commissioner John Marinatto reiterated Wednesday that the conference will not allow Syracuse and Pittsburgh to move to the ACC before their 27-month waiting periods expire.

Christopher Nolan will film scenes for the third Batman movie in NYC this month, and as new teasers for locations near Occupy Wall Street, photos from recent fight scenes, and casting calls for law enforcement training add fuel to rumors, it looks like OWS may be a backdrop for the film.

Hit Off-Broadway play Peter and the Starcatcher, a prequel to the classic tale of Peter Pan, is making it to the Great White Way in 2012, its producers said on Wednesday.

Unconventional times require unconventional measures. It is time for the American people to start a public, federal bank?