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The five counties that want to break off account for about 11 percent of Maryland’s population.

The New York Giants will work out Willis McGahee and Brandon Jacobs after David Wilson struggled in Week 1.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" actress Dakota Johnson was recently spotted sporting a shorter, brunette hairdo in New York.

The tour will take Kanye West to 23 cities over a period of seven weeks.

A gossip blog claims that former NHL star Sean Avery is gay and has been engaged to Bravo television personality Andy Cohen for more than a year.

Alison Pill is still embarrassed a year after her naked picture gaffe on Twitter.

The founder of Tesla Motors is taking his Model S electric car across America using just his Supercharger network.

Convicted kidnapper John Esposito died in his Sing Sing jail cell on Wednesday.

After a series of hazardous materials transportation accidents, the DOT is helping states prepare for the worst.

The New York Yankees improved play has increased their playoff chances in 2013.

The Fed said the U.S. economy continued to grow at a modest/moderate pace in July and August, as it has for much of 2013.

In the latest recall news, Chobani said it voluntarily pulled yogurt cups from stores due to an issue that may have been caused by mold.

An upstate New York marijuana grower accidentally killed himself after he ran into his own booby trap he had set up to protect his plants.

Ford issued a voluntary recall of 370,000 cars due to a possible steering control loss that could result from severe corrosion.

After two concertgoers died of MDMA overdoses, NYC officials have shut down the electronic dance festival Electric Zoo on Randall's Island.

Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park has released a statement, clearing Beyonce and her makeup team of accusations that she stranded a Ferris wheel passenger for 30 minutes during her Coney Island video shoot.

The New England Patriots will play the New York Giants in the final preseason game of 2013.

More than 300 dolphins have stranded themselves this summer, and wildlife officials say a familiar foe is to blame.

The Republican tycoon has a history of donating to Democrats, if he thinks they can help him do business.

Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn landed endorsements form three of New York City’s major newspapers, all of which cited a need to stay on the 12-year course plotted out by Michael Bloomberg.

The tycoon is taking to Twitter to defend himself against a fraud case brought by New York state's attorney general.