NEW YORK

The state Senate Education Committee recently approved an amendment to education laws that would allow churches to use school buildings for religious meetings outside regular school hours.

Anita Collins, a former clerk for the Archdiocese of New York was arrested yesterday on charges of embezzling more than $1 million from the church's education fund.

As part of an undeniable war on Christianity, New York City is set to evict 17,000 churchgoers who use schools as a place of worship. (As if eliminating any reference to Christmas was not bad enough.)

Kenyon Martin is interested in signing with the New York Knicks.

British stage actor Ian Abercrombie died on Thursday, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications of kidney failure.

What effects will SOPA and ACTA have on social media censorship, when even Twitter is named as a violator of copyright law?

Peyton Manning's recovery process hasn't been going as well as hoped and could result in the star quarterback missing the entire 2012-13 season.

Stocks gave up early gains to turn flat on Tuesday, weighed down by mixed corporate earnings and weaker-than-expected data on Midwest business activity and consumer confidence.

TSA screeners allegedly waited hours before alerting authorities about a possible pipe bomb confiscated at a security checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport.

The Queen of Pop will headline the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.

Jerry Seinfeld stars in a hilarious new Super Bowl 2012 commercial for the Acura NSX. The ad features the comedian who will stop at nothing to acquire the first Acura NSX and includes a cameo from Jay Leno. Watch the video here.

The deadly crashes on the Florida’s Interstate 75 left several people dead and many more injured on Sunday as investigators continue to assess the situation of the crash. What the deadliest accidents of the past decade and how can you prevent accidents from occurring?

Pfizer remained profitable despite a reported drop in quarterly earnings, beating analysts' dire predictions of lost revenue to generic versions of its best-selling drug Lipitor through its non-pharmaceutical units and cost cutting.

Valentine’s Day is knocking the door. And at this season of love, check out the 10 most romantic Hollywood movies that set and defined the meaning of love.

Actor Jon Voight offered his support to Mitt Romney for the 2012 GOP presidential bid in front of a crowd of hundreds at a Pensacola, Fla. seafood restaurant Saturday. Rallying alongside Romney and Sen. John McCain, the academy award winning actor claimed Newt Gingrich falls short of Romney in many ways, in hopes that Romney will win the Fla. primary.

President Barack Obama confirmed that the U.S. has been using drones to strike Taliban and al-Qaeda targets within Pakistan.

"I've drunk the company Kool-Aid to some extent."

According to The Telegraph, Michelle Obama purchased $50,000 worth of lingerie from Agent Provocateur. She and the Queen of Qatar, Sheikha Mozah, closed off part of Madison Avenue for a shopping spree at the luxury lingerie boutique.

The Near Field Communication (NFC) technology will reportedly be packed in the next generation iPhone - dubbed iPhone 5.

CIT Group Inc., the business lender led by former Merrill Lynch Chief Executive John Thain, said its quarterly profit fell 59 percent on lower interest income.

There are a lot of unknowns heading into tonight's Knicks' game. Both Carmelo Anthony and Baron Davis are question marks, though it's doubtful either will play. It's also unknown which Knick team will show up. The Devils biggest problem this year has been scoring goals. The Rangers are second in the NHL in goals allowed.