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David Kugel, who started working at Bernie Madoff's firm from the 1970s until its 2008 demise, pled guilty to six-counts of bank and securities fraud.

The horrific image of the UC Davis cop caught on film pepper spraying nonviolent protesters has gone viral, but another version has become a roaring hit on the Internet: a meme using the image of Lt. John Pike edited in famous works of art.

A veteran Long Island police officer was injured on Monday after crashing her police vehicle on the Southern State Parkway.

Occupy San Francisco (Occupy SF), a movement against economic and social inequality, began on September 17, 2011 with a group of disgruntled men and women from every walk of society, setting up a camp in the Financial District.

Gregory Papalexis, owner of Sabrett hot dogs, has died has died at the age of 86 in his New Jersey.

The mother of an alleged al-Qaeda sympathizer, Jose Pimentel, who was planning an attack to kill United States military officials returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, expressed her apologies and was shocked and saddened about her son's arrest.

Michelle Parker, a 33-year-old mother from Orlando, has gone missing since an episode of The People's Court which she appeared on aired Thursday.

First Lady Michelle Obama was booed at a NASCAR event on Sunday.

The Sept. 11 museum that was expected to open in 2012 could be delayed due to financial disputes between the Port Authority and museum officials.

Devachan, the trendy salon in SoHo, has been hit with a 16 million sexual harassment suit from a former employee.

The self-proclaimed Ultra-Modern Club in the heart of New York City, Vin-Tich Lounge, at 3950 10th Ave in the Inwood section of Manhattan, was the host to an early morning fight on Sunday that left two police officers injured.

A physician is accused of illegally selling prescription medication from a pain management clinic in the Flushing section of Queens on Tuesday. He has been linked to the Medford pharmacy gunman David Laffer.

The reclusive copper mining heiress Huguette Clark, who died in May at the age of 104, left her estranged family with almost nothing, instead, electing to remit most of her fortune to her closest friend—her nurse.

Footage of Iraq vet Kayvan Sabeghi beaten by police at Occupy Oakland has recently been released by The Guardian.

Exercise loves company and adores rhythm, so why pound a treadmill when you can dance your cardio workout away?

The chances of a successful in-vitro fertilisation increase if men have a diet high in fruit and grains, and low in red meat, alcohol and coffee, a Brazilian study on the male sperm said.

The University of California, Davis has put the campus police chief on administrative leave while it probes officers' use of pepper spray on students passively protesting last week that was captured on video, the university said on Monday.

A 52-car pileup on the autobahn highway in northern Germany has left three people dead and 35 injured.

British fashion designer, Sir Paul Smith will be given the highest fashion accolade - The Outstanding Achievement Award during the 2011 British Fashion Awards.

English artist and entrepreneur, Damien Hirst's diamond encrusted 18th century skull sculpture will be on display at Tate's Modern Turbine Hall for the first time.

A Canadian judge upheld an eviction order for protesters camped in downtown Toronto on Monday, giving the Occupy Toronto movement until midnight to vacate the park they've held for more than a month.

Sikh athletes and spectators will be allowed to wear ceremonial daggers into London Olympic venues next year, despite the intense security arrangements, as part of a multi-faith approach to the Games.

UC Davis Lt. Matt Carmichael will serve as interim police chief, the university announced in a statement released on Monday.

Beer as Good as Wine: Study Suggests a Pint a Day Reduces Risk of Heart Disease

Theodore J. Forstmann, better known as Ted Forstmann, the co-founder of private equity firm Forstmann Little & Company and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Management Group (IMG) died on Sunday, of brain cancer. The 71-year-old private equity investor and philanthropist had been battling the illness for six months.

Iconic New Yorkers and Mia Farrow and Woody Allen's 23-year-old son, Ronan, hit the Rhodes Sunday...won a prestigious Rhodes scholarship, that is.

American fashion designer, Marc Jacobs have announced a reward for anyone who finds the missing Spring/Summer 2012 collection that was stolen by thieves in London last week.

The hype and expectation circling the still elusive 100th international century for Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, is a clear indication of the pathetic state of sports, in general, in India.

In yet another find in Peru, researchers have discovered a mass burial of children who were sacrificed in the fourteenth century during the pre-Inca times.