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The Contraband actor on 9/11: If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in the first-class cabin and then me say, 'Okay, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.

Sundance Film Festival 2012 kicks off on Thursday at Park City Utah, where independent film makers will be given the opportunity to shine in front of vast, open-minded and artistic audiences.

Francesco Schettino, the captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship, is in police custody and for good reason. He went against the maritime protocol and endangered the lives of the 4,200 people on board the ship when it went down.

The sports world was turned upside down this afternoon when Parks and Recreation star Rob Lowe reported on Twitter that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is retiring.

Zynga Inc said it bought four small mobile game companies for an undisclosed sum as the top maker of Facebook games seeks to expand its lineup on smartphones and tablets.

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,