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A huge yellow diamond fetched a world record price of $12.36 million at Sotheby’s Geneva auction in Switzerland on Tuesday.

U.S. retail chain, Macy's Inc. have announced plans for three new stores offering a range of merchandise categories.

Following the suicide of one of its founders, Diaspora, an open source social network based in New York, has sent out invitations, vowing to expand the decentralized social network.

The 25-year-old rapper-singer, born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, Canada rose to stardom under the tutelage of rapper Lil Wayne, who signed Drake to his Young Money record label in 2009, and Take Care tells of his rocket ride to rap stardom.

Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner have called off their engagement.

Former Penn State football grad assistant Matt Paknis, who was sexually assaulted over a three-year period in his childhood, told WFAN New York host Mike Francesa on Tuesday that he believes recently ousted PSU head coach Joe Paterno knew about Jerry Sandusky's alleged sexual abuse against children years ago.

A heated custody battle has broken out between Texas Judge William Adams and his former wife, Hallie Adams. Adams' attorney, William Dudley, filed a motion Monday to block a temporary restraining order that was granted Thursday.

Multiple people were wounded and one man was pronounced dead after a shooting at the Juliet Supperclub early Tuesday morning.

A high-tension standoff between the protesters and police dragged on for hours, leading to arrests and violence against protesters. Cops tried to keep sidewalks around Zuccotti clear and the park itself was filled with dozens of police officers as well. At its peak, the showdown was between thousands of protesters and hundreds of police officers, many of whom were in riot gear.

In a recent tour of Capitol Hill and New York City, Alberta Premier Alison Redford stated Tuesday she hopes the Keystone Pipeline will play part of a larger integrated North American energy strategy.

Architects Robert A.M. Stern and Thom Mayne, along with real estate broker Mary Ann Tighe, closed out Tuesday's Zoning the City conference with a wide-ranging discussion that focused on New York, while acknowledging the changing skylines around the world.

Occupy Wall Street protesters planned to take back Zuccotti Park when an NYC court ruled in favor of Mayor Bloomberg, making the OWS ousting permanent. As demonstrators take to the streets to protest the ruling, relive the day after the NYPD raid, with photos of and conversations with Occupiers at Canal Street, Duarte Park and Liberty Square.

Toys R Us plans to be the forerunner for Black Friday this year, as the toy retailer has announced it will open its doors at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving evening ahead of all other competitors.

Following a police raid of Occupy Wall Street in the early hours of Tuesday morning, lawyers have filed in lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court to protect the First Amendment rights of Occupy Boston protesters.

Firefighters have managed to contain a fire that was raging in Fire Island Pines since Monday.

The Occupy Wall Street movement in still images.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped its game against New York State as it enters the final stages of a four-year contest with a new lawsuit aiming to overturn the 1997 state ban on live professional mixed martial arts.

From the front lines of the Occupy Wall Street protest on the day New York evicted participants from their encampment in Lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park, it became clear that the effort which may or may not be a movement is at a defining moment.

Judge's order follows a NYPD raid of the Occupy Wall Street encampment early Tuesday morning at 1 a.m. EST.

Joe Amendola, the lawyer for accused child molester and former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, impregnated an underage teenage girl and later married her, according to a new report.

Sprint Nextel announced Tuesday that it would become the first U.S. mobile carrier to offer Wireless Emergency Alerts on its mobile network.