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Crude oil futures slightly declined and hovered above $79 a barrel during Asian trading hours Wednesday as doubts over the ability of European leaders to address the debt crisis at a summit this week offset concerns over tightened North Sea supplies due to a strike in Norway.

James Rosemond, a drug lord also known as ?Jimmy Henchman, admitted to orchestrating the 1996 shooting of Hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur. He allegedly admitted to being involved in the late rapper?s untimely death during proffer sessions.

Reports of Nora Ephron's death were premature, but they were not another Internet hoax as the sick writer is likely to die of leukemia tonight in a New York hospital.

After agreeing on a settlement, Christie Brinkley and ex-husband Peter Cook can finally move forward. It's been four years since their bitter divorce was official, and now the two have finally come to an agreement regarding the welfare of their children.

The National Guestworker Alliance said Tuesday it has uncovered 482 federal citations for safety, health, wage and hour violations, among 12 of the 18 suppliers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) that the organization has been investigating.

Hip-hop superstar Curtis 50 Cent Jackson was injured in a car crash Tuesday morning, according to his publicist. Jackson has since been released from the hospital.

Padmasree Warrior, the veteran chief technology officer for Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, will now also run the company?s strategy office.

Here are five under-the-radar players that could do big things for New York in 2012:

Although U.S. home prices inched up in April and new home sales rose to a two-year high in May, the national housing market remains uneven and weak, said a New York-based developer.

Intense fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels reportedly broke out in Damascus on Tuesday.

The New York Knicks would be wise to break up Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.

The chances of Tony Parker being able to participate in the 2012 London Olympics are getting slimmer by the day. Parker's recent eye injury, which he susustained during a night club brawl between R&B singer Chris Brown and YMCMB rapper Drake, may keep him out of the Olympic Games.

The online travel site Orbitiz came under criticism Tuesday after admitting it is showing Mac users pricier travel options than PC searchers

A man dressed as Elmo, the fun loving character from Sesame Street, was hauled in cuffs from Central Park on Sunday afternoon after making anti-Semitic rants to pedestrians and tourists.

Lolo Jones wants to go to Church with Tim Tebow.

Single-family home prices picked up for the third month consecutive month in April, showing signs that the housing market recovery is gaining traction.

Welcome aboard VH1's newest reality tv show, Hollywood Exes, where former spouses of celebrity heavy-hitters who have divorced and moved on talk about their lives after being shadows to their ex-husbands in the limelight. Almost like a first wives club, the cast includes Nicole Murphy, Sheree Fletcher, Jessica Canseco, Andrea Kelly and Mayte Garcia.

NATO was first formed in April 1949 with twelve original members, two North American nations and twelve European states located either in Northern or Western Europe. Turkey entered with the first enlargement in 1952 - before even Germany.

Crude oil futures declined during Asian trading hours Tuesday as sentiment was dampened on concerns that faltering global growth could lead to lower oil demand.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were: Health Management Associates, Ferro Corp, McClatchy Co, Greenhill & Co and Generac Holdings. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Harbinger Group, BPZ Resources, Regional Management, Fidelity National Financial and Rogers Communication.

A Today show shake-up is underway as Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb have been named as possible replacements for Ann Curry, who reportedly may get $10 million from NBC in exchange for stepping down from her post on America's No. 1 morning show.