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Hopefully, retailers liked 2011, because 2012 is looking like it will offer more of the same.

Despite the bankruptcy of Hostess Bakeries, the Twinkie brand still has enormous equity and could be a valuable asset to a new Hostess or an acquirer, venerable brand expert Clive Chajet told International Business Times.

The Lamartine Place Historic District, twelve historic houses in Chelsea that were essential to the Underground Railroad, were recognized in the weekend preceding Martin Luther King Day with a brand new sign that hangs on 339 W. 29th Street.

Kelsey Grammer doesn't let age get in his way. The 56-year-old actor just announced he's having twins with wife, Kayte Walsh, 32.

Six months before Christopher Nolan's final Batman film hits theaters, tickets for The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience are on sale for theaters in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco for an early July 19 screening. Advance tickets are selling out fast, so Batman fanboys and those eager to see Anne Hathaway as Catwoman early are advised to buy up the tickets while they can.

Montreal's Max Pacioretty scored twice as the Canadiens rose to the occasion with a 4-1 victory over the NHL-leading New York Rangers on Sunday.

The three states with the highest number of beauty queens -- California, Ohio and Oklahoma – boast six winners each

On the sidewalk of any other major city in the world, you'd think you were home, with Starbucks, KFC and the like. But You'll only see Bergdorf's in New York.

On the sidewalk of any other major city in the world, you'd think you were home, with Starbucks, KFC and the like. But You'll only see Bergdorf's in New York.

Beyonce may have just given birth, but she continues to uphold her Bootylicious qualities, so-much-so, a rare Australian fly -- heralded for its beautiful back-side -- has been named after her.

A soldier faced charges on Sunday at a hearing in Afghanistan for the death of Chinatown native Pvt. Danny Chen, who committed suicide allegedly due to bullying.

Martin Luther King preached of peace and tolerance, however, as of Saturday, police are currently hunting for vandals who defaced a building in Brooklyn with ant-Semitic messages.

Politics are being mixed with just about everything nowadays, but politics + Jersey Shore? Nicole Snooki Polizzi announced her endorsement for Donald Trump for President during her press conference for Team Snooki Boxing last week, while showing off her newly svelte figure post-weight loss.

The American Museum of Natural History will introduce a Master of Arts in teaching program, where roughly 50 former science majors will spend 15 months learning to become science teachers. Applicants must have a background or career in science and be looking to transition into the educational field.

Google has joined the nation to celebrate what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 83'rd birthday, transforming it's six letter logo into a Google Doodle marking King's famous I Have a Dream Speech

The candidates vying for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination agree that the first imperative is to halt the flow of illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. But the relentless focus on the border obscures the fact that the rate of cross-border migrations is decreasing.

Clare Danes is no stranger to acceptance speeches, and most critics agree her Golden Globe win for her performance on Homeland was well deserved. But the actress went out of her way to thank a certain two people this time around.

Americans honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday. King was an African American civil rights activist known best for advancing the cause of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. using nonviolent methods. Read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s full I Have a Dream speech as delivered on Aug. 28, 1963 or watch the video of King delivering the I Have a Dream speech.

As the outside temperature plummets, so too can the will to brave the elements for outdoor exercise. Experts say as long as you layer up, drink up and tune into how cold is just too cold it shouldn't impact your fitness.

No stranger to the stage in New York, Daniel Radcliffe, who just finished his first successful debut on Broadway with How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, made his way over to Saturday Night Live (SNL) as the host on Saturday. Lana Del Rey performed Video Games and Blue Jean.

Zappos, the online shoe and apparel retailer, urged its customers to change the password to their accounts, amid fears a cyber attack on the company's servers may have compromised names, e-mail and billing addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of the credit cards of their 24 million customers.