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U.S. stocks soared Tuesday in afternoon trading, amid strong reports of retail sales and business inventories and buoyant sentiments from the Federal Reserve.

With the 2012 NBA trade deadline quickly approaching and no deals having been made yet, teams may be waiting until the right deals are in place to make a move that can change their franchise.

U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-N.Y.), who shocked the political establishment in September when he upset the Democratic candidate in a heavily Democratic area of New York City to replace disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner, announced Tuesday that he will be challenging U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (R-N.Y.) this year.

On Monday, the Washington nationals unveiled their latest creation to their menu lineup. The StrasBurger, named after right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg, is whopping 8-pounds of pure Nationals greatness.

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...

With spiraling gas prices figuring to play a prominent role in the 2012 election, voters trust President Barack Obama more than Republican lawmakers to tame prices at the pump.

On The Road: Based on Jack Kerouac's 1952 novel, the film follows a group of young artists on a road trip.

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.

LobbyFriend re-creates the hotel/travel experience with its temporary social network.

Lawmakers are considering a tax break for mass transit users in New York City. The tax break would apply to LIRR, NJ Transit and New York City subway riders, according to Huffington Post.

New York University School of Law has purchased an Upper West Side condo at 845 West End Avenue for $3.6 million, according to city records filed Thursday. The school will use the apartment for faculty, who will rent the unit, according to Michael Orey, spokesman for NYU Law.

Doug Christie's wife Jackie announced that the two will be entering the adult film industry.

For many, the month of March means one thing -- March Madness. Sports fans go wild for these three weeks in spring, but for the fashion folk, March means little more than floral prints and trench coats. There is a way to make March Madness fashion-friendly -- the best uniforms in the game. Here is our pick for the Elite Eight for the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Sidney Crosby will return to the Penguins lineup on Thursday night as he continues to recover from concussion-like symptoms.

Audi AG, Volkswagen AG’s luxury unit, is in talks to buy Ducati, the storied Italian motorbike company from its private equity owner, Investindustrial Holdings Ltd., London, CAR magazine reported Monday.

Larry King is returning - suspenders and all - with a new daily talk show for Internet television network Ora.TV. Throughout the years King has interviewed just about everyone, from The Beatles to Oprah Winfrey to Lady Gaga. Below we've complied some of the best moments from Larry King Live.

Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, called it too surreal that President Obama has the group's songs on his iPod.

The Assembly, the state legislature's lower house, allocated $100,000 to study the effects on public health of the controversial practice of horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in which millions of gallons of water and chemicals are blasted into the ground to split apart rocks containing natural gas, then pumped out to extract fuel.

Obama's approval rating has fallen to a record low of 41 percent. What does this mean for the general election? The numbers tell a complicated story.

The White House on Monday released guidelines for the state health insurance marketplaces that are vital to the U.S. health care reform law.

The last Israeli airstrike occurred on Monday after which a small salvo of around six rockets was fired from Gaza across the border into Israel.