Alexander Payne's eagerly awaited comedy "The Descendants" will serve as the closing-night attraction at the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced on Wednesday. The film, featuring George Clooney as a father whose life is shaken when his wife is injured in a boating accident, is Payne's first since the Oscar winner "Sideways."
London has overtaken New York as the world's fashion capital for 2011, fueled by media interest in late British designer Alexander McQueen and Kate Middleton, according to a survey by the Global Language Monitor.
Autopsy results on Rev. Zachery Tims have turned up inconclusive, authorities say, extending the mystery surrounding the untimely death even further.
Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel has been traded by LA Galaxy to Chivas USA in exchange for a third round selection in the 2012 supplemental draft, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Wednesday.
A public memorial is schedule to be held this week after the body of mega-church pastor Zachery Tims Jr. was found in a hotel in New York.
Steve Jobs' inventions/projects at Apple have shaped how we live, work, and play.
Driver rescued by Fire Department
Data released on Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, show that over the last decade there has been a significant decline in the economic well-being for low-income children and their families. The KIDS COUNT Data Center provides information about the 10 key measures tracked in the Data Book in addition to hundreds of other indicators of child well-being by state, county, city, and congressional district.
Kim Kardashian and the world are expectantly waiting for the 30-year-old beauty's wedding set to take place this coming Saturday, as her engagement ring receives massive attention among the wedding details.
New York City is one of the most recognized, filmed, visited and loved cities in the world. There are a lot of obvious parks, buildings and areas to visit, but Times Square is not the real New York. Here's a look at some of the (relatively) less congested sites to see in "the Big Apple."
The 33-year-old Brooklyn native was reportedly shot once before his body was burned by his assailants.
The details are sketchy about President Barack Obama's September jobs speech, but one thing is certain: as economic manager, Obama must increase job growth substantially in the next nine months to help the millions of Americans who are unemployed find jobs, to strengthen the economy, and to save his presidency.
The soon-to-be eleventh Apple retail store will be unveiled at 1823 Fourth street Berkeley, California on Saturday. The first 1000 customers will receive a free commemorative T- shirt at the grand opening, which starts at 10 am.
Reports suggest that a "brain-eating" amoeba called Naegleria fowleri has claimed yet another life in the United States, this time a nine-year-old boy in Virginia.
Perry is a favorite among social conservatives, including the Tea Party
Abercrombie & Fitch announced on Tuesday that it would like for Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and the rest of his Jersey Shore cast mates to stop wearing its clothing line, fearing it could harm the brand.
Dell Inc's shares fell 9 percent on Wednesday, a day after weak technology spending forced the world's second-largest PC maker to slash its full-year revenue forecast.
Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore and company got together to celebrate the film's Blu-Ray release.
Winnipeg Jets player Rick Rypien, who was found dead Monday at his Alberta home, had been dealing with depression for about a decade, the team said Tuesday, though they had not seen trouble brewing for him.
The estate of Frank Sinatra, a long-time Los Angeles Dodgers fan, has joined four other season ticket holders to ask a bankruptcy judge for an official say in the baseball team's future.
Abercrombie and Fitch posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as teenagers, both in the United States as well as in international markets, readily shopped at its stores for jeans, T-shirts and other staples.
World equities rose on Wednesday, lifted by strong outlooks and results from U.S. retailers, while crude oil gained on a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. gasoline supplies.