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A computer science teacher with a previous history of sexual abuse was arrested Thursday on charges that he allegedly sexually abused two boys at the Queens elementary school where he worked.

Demand Media, which went public just over a year ago, promised its shareholders that revenue growth would accelerate by the second quarter after it reported a fourth-quarter net loss due to costs for improving its platforms.

Carter, “The Kid” was totally unlike his teammates and the majority of other ballplayers.

Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX is trying to gain support for a legislative proposal that would give it a competitive edge over both rival exchanges and banks that operate anonymous trading venues known as "dark pools."

The New Jersey Assembly passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage on Thursday, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Chris Christie, a possible vice-presidential candidate who has promised to veto the measure.

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Kid Carter died on Thursday at age 57. He helped the New York Mets win the 1986 World Series. When the news of Carter's death was released Twitter fans took the social media site to offer their condolences and noted that a great player has died.

Monica Lewinsky is back in the spotlight 14- years after she first made headlines for her affair with Bill Clinton. She is now the core focus of a highly anticipated four-hour PBS documentary about the former U.S President.

Jeremy Lin continues to drive ratings of Madison Square Garden Co.'s MSG Network to Linsane new heights, as the network reached another season-high watermark in Wednesday night's New York Knicks victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Jeremy Lin & Linsanity will grace the cover of Time magazine next week in yet another major ego boost for the breakout New York Knicks star.

I did my best to cheer my mom up, Stephen Colbert said of the childhood tragedy.

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark producers have settled a dispute with the Broadway show's former director Julie Taymor

Mets great Gary Carter passed away on Thursday.

Kim Kardashian, 31, is rumored to soon go on a date with New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin, 23, and Twitter users, who are not too happy about that, said that Kim K should go Kick Rocks.

The Duchess of Cambridge is getting waxed.

Earlier reports of a family emergency may have been related to Colbert's 91-year-old mother, Lorna

Ekaterina Rybolovleva, 22, now owns the most expensive apartment ever sold in New York City, after her billion father, Russian fertiliser magnate Dmitry Rybolovlev on Wednesday, closed the $88 million-deal for the Central Park West pad. He is said to be the 93rd richest man.

The details of the emergency remain a mystery.

Long gone are the days where you'll have to reach for the Keystone to fill your red Solo cups. Pong Beer is the latest beer to satisfy all your beer pong needs...its name practically says it. Here are three things to know about this sport inspired beverage.

The 18-year-old singer rocked a lace Marchesa number in New York on Wednesday.

Fruit flies will self-medicate with alcohol when infected with blood-borne parasites in an effort to cure themselves, a new study found.

Victoria Beckham posed for photographs with Anna Wintour next to a Union Jack-covered NYC subway train under Grand Central Station Wednesday as Britain's new tourism ambassador for the GREAT Britain campaign.