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Some are calling for Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker to be fired

Noted Rangers troublemaker Sean Avery claims that Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds called him a homophobic slur during last night's preseason game between the two heated rivals.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc may cut $1.45 billion in expenses by year's end, $250 million more than it indicated in July, in a move that could lead to more job cuts, according to The New York Times.

Home prices in the 20-city Case Shiller Index rose for the fourth straight month in July, but the operative phrase remains: let the buyer beware. Demand conditions in most major U.S. cities remains soft, and even though home prices are attractive now, price retrenchments are possible.

The Red Sox's dreadful month of September got even worse on Monday when the team dropped to a tie for the AL Wild Card spot with the Tampa Bay Rays following a 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

Kate Middleton will not appear on the cover of Anna Wintour's Vogue.

Shanel Nadal, the children's biological mother, abducted the children during a scheduled visit to their foster agency

It's hard to be upbeat about gold these days, but technical analysts are keeping their faith in the long-term bull run -- just barely.

With Amazon's announcement Monday that its new Kindle Fire tablet will be unveiled this Wednesday in New York, the online marketplace has been rife with speculation about the threat this most recent contender will pose to the indomitable iPad. In large part, the upcoming showdown between the Kindle Fire and the iPad this holiday season will be interesting because of how the focal points of the two companies differ.

Apple’s most anticipated iPhone 5, safe to say, has broken all kinds of records when talking about rumors surrounding the device.

More leaked iPhone parts surfaced on last week but the guessing game continues as to whether the model is an iPhone 5 or an iPhone 4S.

The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet will be revealed in New York on Wednesday, according to reports. Already, media types are proclaiming that Amazon will throw down a competitive gauntlet against Apple and its industry-leading iPad tablet with an expected October Kindle Fire release.

According to local reports, nearly half of such thefts occur on weekends.

With the evidence increasing that Amazon will release a tablet computer for the holiday season, including recent comments from CEO Jeff Bezos to stay tuned when asked about the possibility, there are enough reasons for Apple to worry.

New York Police Department has secret air weaponry that can cripple any airborne terrorist attack, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But who has the authority?

As noted earlier, if Sprint (S) snares Apple’s iPhone 5 this autumn, it could give the cell phone service provider a fighting chance versus AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). And that would bode well for Sprint's stock.

Ahead of Tuesday's crucial talks between the NBA and the National Basketball Players' Association (NBPA), NBPA president Derek Fisher indicated toward the differences among NBA teams.

An openly lesbian actress and musician, Leisha Hailey, 40, was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight Monday for kissing her girlfriend.

The Tampa Bay Rays caught up with the Boston Red Sox in the race for the American League wild card berth on Monday after beating the New York Yankees 5-2.

Occupy Wall Street protests are the most absurd demonstrations in a generation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is asking to move to federal court a lawsuit from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc accusing it of siphoning $8.6 billion from Lehman's estate in the days leading up to its record bankruptcy.