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The Darlings tells a fictional tale about the downfall of a hedge fund and the wealthy family that owns it during Wall Street's 2008 meltdown, but many aspects of the novel are drawn straight from author Cristina Alger's reality.

Anthony Federico, the former ESPN editor fired for using the Chink in the armor headline with a coverage on New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, said he made a mistake and had no ill intentions when he included the derogatory term in the headline. I'd love to tell Jeremy what happened and explain that this was an honest mistake.

Speaking to the New York Times, Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula said the operation to simultaneously attack multiple sites in Iran would require planes Israeli jets to fly 1000 miles across unfriendly airspace and complex air-to-air refueling maneuvers if it were to succeed.

Many New Yorkers may be sad about the end of the wooden constuction for the Coney Island boardwalk. But nostalgia has given way to both practical and environmental concerns

The auto industry is the engine of the Michigan economy, but Mitt Romney's opposition to the ultimately successful government rescue of General Motors and Chrysler won't be a major concern of Republican voters in the state's Feb. 28 primary, observers say.

Anthony Shadid has been posthumously honored wih the Polk Award for his long career of valorous and wholly excellent reporting in the Middle East.

Governor Cuomo has launched a campaign to stop gun violence in New York State.

J.R. Smith might follow a line of risky New York Knicks signings and acquisitions that both helped and impeded playoff plans.

Exactly five years after her first scandal, another sex tape of Kim Kardashian has reportedly surfaced on the Internet with new leaked photos - allegedly of Kardashian - in some compromising acts. But is it really her?

A Jeremy Lin movie is almost inevitable, according to superstar director and giant New York Knicks fan Spike Lee.

Magenta lips. Printed pants. Snakeskin. Color-blocking. All these major Fall 2012 trends were showcased during J.Crew's New York Fashion Week show.

There might be some deep meaning behind Katy Perry’s latest single, “The One That Got Away.” Her recent break from British comedian Russell Brand has just been finalized, and the two celebrities will be officially single again come July. Although the separation was referred to as ‘amicable’ by a source close to Brand, the breakup has brought some changes for the “California Girls” singer.

Arming Syrian dissidents who are battling a brutal government assault would help to safeguard America's interests in the Middle East, two U.S. senators said.

Media conglomerate Vivendi, the Paris-based parent of Universal Music Group, officially sought approval from the European Union to purchase London-based EMI Group's recorded-music business, the European Commission announced Monday on its website.

Rick Santorum is everywhere in the news these days, between his surge in the polls to controversial statements about abortion and President Obama's faith. If he continues to dominate the GOP primary narrative, there's a good chance the former Pennsylvania senator could win the Republican nomination.

Quincy Hedges, a 17-year-old teenager, was killed in a New York State Thruway crash in Plattekill, N.Y. Saturday when the car in which she was traveling veered off track and struck a tree. Two others, driver Daniel Brown and passenger Connor Vasquez, were both wearing seatbelts and were treated for minor injuries at a hospital in Poughkeepsie.

Despite his play over the last few weeks, many commentators have stressed their concerns about Lin's turnovers. But this flaw in Lin's game is overrated.

The New York Police Department monitored Muslim students across multiple states as part of a sweeping Muslim surveillance program, according to a published report.

Cissy Houston, mother of singer Whitney Houston, reportedly won’t publicly admit that her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, has a drug problem, but is trying to keep the teen on the right path, according to a report. Cissy and others won't admit out loud that Bobbi Kristina has a drug problem, a family friend told The Daily Beast. But they know it and have been trying to keep her straight even before Whitney passed. But losing your mother and the life you're accustomed to al...

Rick Santorum defended comments he said about President Barack Obama's beliefs, saying Sunday he was criticizing his liberal world view rather than his religious ideology.

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