Marie Colvin, the internationally acclaimed journalist who was killed in Syria last month, will be buried in the Long Island community she grew up in. Her funeral will be held Monday at St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church. The Sunday Times of London reporter was killed last month while fleeing an unofficial media center which was being shelled by the Syrian Army. Colvin had been reporting from Homs, in spite of the Syrian government's attempts to prevent foreign journalists from covering the u...
A day after a published news report that authorities are setting up special task forces to stop the rampant theft of Tide detergent across the nation, both police and retailers are denying that the crime is on the rise.
Investigators are on the hunt for two men who they believe are responsible for the brutal murder of a Chelsea event planner. John Laubach, 57, was discovered bound and gagged in his apartment on West 22nd Street earlier this month. Evidence has led police to believe that Edwin Faulkner, 30, and Juan Carlos Martinez-Herrera, 26, killed Laubach on March 2.
A former cop is now seeking to serve as Anna Gristina's defense pro bono after attempting to have her former attorney fired during Monday's hearing, according to NY Daily News. Peter Gleason, who has expressed that he will work for free, has willingly offered to give up his Tribeca loft as collateral in order to bail out Gristina and to house her family during the trial. When asked why he is so intent on helping Gristina, Gleason mentioned only that the two share a mutual friend.
Record rainfall has flooded parts of southern Louisiana, causing a state of emergency in some areas and prompting hundreds of recuse operations.
Alexander Song, a student from the Universtiy of Maryland, was arrested after posting threats on the Internet about
KONY 2012 CEO Ben Keesey has recorded a video responding to accusations that the charity is a scam and that its videos are misleading, and thanking all of Invisible Children's supporters for donating to help stop the brutal reign of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.
A new YouTube video called Introducing... has earned more than two million hits in five days because of its incredible time lapse of a couple's journey through a nine-month pregnancy, condensed into 90 quick seconds.
With much of the attention predictably on the NCAA tournament, most people overlook the NIT. However, the NIT constantly produces a solid lineup of great teams and exciting games. Check out where to watch every game live.
Jay-Z, full named Sean Carter, kicked off the music component of the SXSW Interactive festival on Monday night at Austin City Limits in Texas, performing a full set of his most popular hits.
Apple isn’t usually mentioned as a frontrunner in the video game industry, but the new iPad could change that. The quad-core graphics enabled device is gearing up to compete with major consoles, according to Reuters.
Rebekah Brooks, former editor of The News of the World and The Sun, was arrested by Scotland Yard for allegedly planning to pervert the course of justice, as part of the continued investigation into the phone hacking scandal, reported The Associated Press.
About a month after the death of Joe Paterno, the Penn State Board of Trustees defending the firing of their longest serving football coach in a statement. However, the family of Paterno still expressed their anger over their decision.
Rihanna's family, friends and fans have already warned her against dating her former (and possibly current) boyfriend Chris Brown. Now the Barbadian singer's religious mentor is stepping into the fray, telling The Sun that she's not setting a good example for her young female fans. The last time the two R&B stars became romantically involved the affair ended when Brown was arrested for punching RiRi repeatedly with one hand while driving his car with the other.
Dominos, the world leader in fastest pizza delivery, had credited mobile technology apps for an increase in demand for pizza, which has created more than 1000 jobs.
At least 30 people were killed and 130 others were missing after a ferry with more than 250 people on board sank in a river in Southern Bangladesh Tuesday.
The village of Vadia, situated in the northern district of Banaskantha, is notorious for forcing girls, some young as 12 years old into prostitution. Women from the community, who were once dancers and singers for the local war lords during pre-Independence era, were later roped into the sex trade as a means to make easy money. With their reputation tarnished, many community girls were considered unsuitable for marriage and prostitution began to thrive in these regions.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord has once again come under media and military scrutiny after a rogue soldier from that base murdered 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan on Sunday. With some of the most notorious cases in recent military history all centered on this base and its veterans, officials would do well to look closer at what really goes on inside the military base.
The case of the girls who drowned in Zhangzhou is an odd one since time travel seems such a trivial topic -- not worthy of state media efforts to spin tragedy into propaganda.
The “Mass Effect” series has a reputation for intense and engaging plot lines, distinguishing it from other space-themed shooters. And for any intriguing story, the ending can be a deciding factor when it comes to its success. This is why fans of the franchise are in an uproar over the lackluster conclusion of “Mass Effect 3.”
Researchers believe they may have discovered Leonardo da Vinci's lost masterpiece, the Battle of Anghiari, behind a 5-inch-thick frescoed wall in Palazzo Vechio, Florence.
Apple’s most recent update, iOS 5.1, allows users to access their camera app via the ”slide to unlock” home screen. This allows owners to snap photos almost instantaneously, but with the improvement comes possible risks.
Here's a rundown of the top 5 freakiest My Strange Addiction videos, from the girl who sniffs a doll head wherever she goes to the man who has a romantic obsession with his car.
The San Diego County Deputy District Attorney said there is no evidence to conclude that a California, man who allegedly killed his girlfriend with a homemade cannon, intentionally meant to harm his girlfriend.
New York is the most competitive city in the world, according to a new survey by Citigroup and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
JYJ is the first K-Pop group to headline shows in South America.
Here's an overview and photo slideshow of the top 5 most-impressive concept designs for the Apple iPhone 5, which is expected to be released as early as summer or fall 2012.
The man who sounded early alarm bells about ozone depletion and global warming passed away on Saturday in his California home. F. Sherwood Rowland, known to family and friends as Sherry, was 84. He died of complications from Parkinson’s disease.
With over 4 million users per month, Khan Academy is by far and away the largest school in the world. School is a term used loosely since Khan Academy is no brick-and-mortar institute of knowledge. The free, online tutoring site is leaps and bounds beyond anything dreamed of by students of yesterday; and it just might make the dreams of today's students come true.
Click here to find out how, where and when to watch reruns of Game Change, HBO's influential movie based on the 2008 John McCain-Sarah Palin presidential campaign.
