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Legendary rock band The Velvet Underground sued Andy Warhol's foundation for trademark infringement over a banana logo the late artist created for the band's debut album.

Sort of. The 'audience' was responsible for the final five.

First he banned smoking in public places, and then he went after trans-fat, salts and sugary drinks. Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg has set his sights on limiting the sale of alcohol in the city.

The Rochester-based company's complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission argues that some of Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods, along with some of HTC's smartphones and tablets infringe on Kodak patents involving technology for transmitting images.

When a country builds a skyscraper, a financial collapse will soon follow, a new report from Barclay's Capital -- suggesting investors should take a hard look at India and China.

Where to get the best New York slice.

The first lady told CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King she hasn't read Jodi Kantor's new book on the Obamas, which describes tensions between her and her husband's staff. But she still took offense to reports she clashed with White House top brass as well as grew frustrated with the constraints of being a president's wife.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined with the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation to launch the Green Jobs/Green Bronx Outreach Program on Tuesday.

Katrina Bowden has got it all - a killer body, a mega-watt smile and a flourishing career started on 30 Rock. Now the beautiful 23-year-old can add Maxim cover girl to the list.

Did you hear the one about the Principal and the copy machine? When parents, teachers and students in Bronxdale did, they were outraged that officials at the Department of Education let the school chief off so lightly.

Less than a month after a teaser trailer for the prologue was leaked on the Internet, and just as quickly as they went on sale, tickets for a midnight IMAX screening of The Dark Knight Rises have sold out.

Several states that won a federal contest to pursue education reforms are struggling to institute comprehensive systems for evaluating teacher effectiveness, according to a progress report released by the U.S. Department of Education.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday dropped his $1.73 billion hostile bid for Commercial Metals Co (CMC.N) after failing to pick up support among the metal company's other shareholders.

A vandal in North Carolina defaced the sign for Beulah Hill Baptist Church in West End, N.C, writing Beyoncé had her baby. Satan is on Earth.

European Union regulators have preliminarily rejected the proposed $17 billion tie-up of NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Deutsche Boerse (DBOEF), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior European Union official.

Model Lauren Scruggs has spoken out for the first time since her tragic accident when she suffered severe injuries to her face, shoulder and left hand after walking into a moving airplane propeller. The 23-year-old fashion model wrote a note of appreciation for supporters on her blog, Lolo, Monday.

A collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified proof of retroviruses and herpes viruses in illegal wildlife imports at several international airports in the U.S.

Gay tourism destinations - those which showcase liberal attitudes toward same gender couples and boast extensive gay infrastructure offering socializing opportunities - have been recognized as a lucrative niche tourism segment.

Stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, a day after major indexes hit a five-month high, with pressure on the euro testing the recent view that the U.S. market was decoupling from Europe.

There is, as yet, no exact knowledge of what happened behind the scenes at the birth of American pop singer Beyonce Knowles' daughter. However, there are certainly several rumors flying about. The biggest, probably, such rumor suggests the singer was never really pregnant. Sources are now saying the baby was born via a surrogate.

Beyonce and husband Jay-Z checked out of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York with their newborn baby on Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed.