Between 40,000 and 90,000 emergency workers and volunteers spent time sifting through the remains at Ground Zero, and were exposed to toxic materials that have been blamed for a range of respiratory illnesses and other ailments.
The 2012 NFL Season is finally underway. The Patriots and 49ers top the NFL power rankings, for all 32 teams, through Week 1.
After London-based Burberry Group PLC (LON: BRBY) reported flat comparable-store sales for its second quarter, market watchers are trying to digest cross signals in the luxury goods market.
A day ago, Scott Van Duzer was just another pizzeria owner. Today he's the talk of the Internet and the country, known as that guy who gave a bear hug to President Obama.
Although still unfinished, One World Trade Center is now the most prominent building in the New York City skyline, leaving film and TV producers with a particular challenge: How do they deal with a skyline that changes by the day?
Hassan Sheik Mohamud was just elected president of the volatile country of Somalia. With a new constitution and parliament behind him, it's full steam ahead. But can he reverse the country's 21-year curse of failed statehood?
Floyd Mayweather won a $100,000 bet on the Chargers win against the Raiders. He also bet on the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons this past weekend.
Eastman Kodak (Pink: EKDKQ) will win court approval to ax more people and sell units, a veteran bankruptcy lawyer said. But it won't get anything near full price for the units as well as for 1,100 patents that interest Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) because of the stain of bankruptcy.
Fantasy owners can find each of these players on their league's waiver wire or as free agents.
Here are the complete betting lines for all the 2012 NFL Week 2 games, including the point spreads and totals. These are the consensus odds from multiple sportsbooks in Las Vegas.
A former high-level General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) executive -- widely considered to be the godfather of the company's foray into electric-vehicle production --struck back Tuesday at the assertion the carmaker might be losing nearly $50,000 on each one of the signature Volt plug-in vehicles the firm has sold so far.
As the nation remembers the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a report in the New York Times states that there were some activities the summer before the attacks that would have looked suspicious had the administration taken the warnings more seriously.
The release date and price for Nintendo’s next-generation Wii U are expected to be unveiled this Thursday at a press event in New York. Nintendo has confirmed that the European launch details for the Wii U will also be announced on that day.
This Tuesday, on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City will host a roster of memorial events throughout the day. Unlike in previous years, when politicians and public figures often spoke at the memorial and participated in the reading of the nearly 3,000 names of victims who perished in the attacks, the central New York City ceremony will only feature the families of the victims. According to Reuters, this new restriction was put in place...
While you are starting to dig out your shearling for the upcoming cold weather, the fashion crowd is already planning their spring wardrobes based on the range of looks that have been showcased during New York Fashion Week. To help sort through the barrage of images flooding your feeds, we broke out the most important trends to give you a head start.
Evening gowns that evoke a sense of motorcycle-chic toughness? Reem Acra, the same designer known for elegant bridal gowns, made the impossible possible on Monday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York with her Spring 2013 collection inspired by Aaron Young's motorcycle series.
