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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will retire from the NFL, according to Parks and Recreation star Rob Lowe.

There are procedures and protocols in place for all maritime disasters. Costa captain Francescho Schettino didn't appear to follow any of them when the ship crashed on Friday.

Gold futures rose slightly on Wednesday, as increases in the price of the precious metal were spurred on by a weaker dollar but limited by profit-taking. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, Gold for February delivery, rose $4.30, or 0.3^*1, to $1,659.90 an ounce.

For years, New York police officers have had to rely on street smarts and their guts in order to identify concealed weapons. Now the war on illegal guns is going high-tech.

On Wednesday Jan. 18 much of the internet went dark in an organized blackout. Web sites like Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing, Wordpress and thousands more joined in a pact of solidarity to combat the SOPA and PIPA legislations.

Apple is reportedly in talks to bring an Apple Store to Queens, New York -- specifically, Forest Hills. This would be the seventh Apple Store in NYC and the second outside of Manhattan, but why wasn't Brooklyn chosen as the next location?

Beyonce will apparently be making her first public appearance since the birth of Blue Ivy Carter on Wednesday night, for the grand reopening of Jay Z's 40/40 nightclub, the New York Daily News is reporting.

Versace for H&M was a worldwide success in November. So the Italian fashion house decided to release another H&M collection, this time made up of resort wear. The collection will launch exclusively online in the UK on Thursday.

Seven people were charged with a scheme to reap nearly $62 million in illegal profits on trades on Dell Inc shares, the latest salvo in a sweeping probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.

The Food and Drug Administration voiced concern on Monday that the hope that patients have for cures, not yet available, may leave them vulnerable to unscrupulous providers of stem cell treatments that are illegal and potentially harmful.

The Knicks, Nets, and St. John's all take the court trying to improve on what have been disappointing seasons so far. Our predictions.

Eighty members of Congress support SOPA and PIPA, including 42 Democrats and 37 Republicans.

Passengers on board a Bronx-bound D-Train were forced to evacuate after one suspicious passenger refused to leave the train.

The New York Knicks will get an up close look at their top point guard target on Wednesday when they take on Steve Nash's Phoenix Suns.

Detectives in the NYPD's Intelligence Division have joined with the New York Civil Liberties Union to file a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that white detectives have been picked over more qualified black officers for promotions.

A total of 14.8 million passengers went on cruises in 2010, an increase of 10.3 percent over the prior year,

Opera lovers shouldn't give up hope yet. The New York City Opera and its orchestra union have reached a tentative agreement, a step forward for the parties to get the season underway.

Last week, tickets for the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises prologue popped up on sale for the IMAX screening and promptly sold out six months before the film hits the box office. Now, those tickets have made their way to the secondary market for steep prices on eBay and Craig's List.

Pregnancy rumors have been surrounding Jennifer Aniston for some time now, but according to Marie Claire a new report claims the 42-year-old actress was spotted walking with her boyfriend Justin Theroux, with a noticeable baby bump poking out of her coat.

The number of kids and adults in the United States who are obese has held steady over the last few years, two reports out Tuesday suggest.

U.S. health regulators gave the nod on Tuesday to a drug from British specialty drugmaker BTG Plc that helps cancer patients get rid of toxic levels of a chemotherapy treatment.