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Lady Gaga and boyfriend Taylor Kinney were photographed earlier this month arm-in-arm in California. Gaga is rumored to be house-hunting in Kinney's hometown in Pennsylvania. But will the two celebrate New Year's Eve together in New York City?

The Port Authority (PA) has initiated a hate crime investigation, after a noose was found hanging from the 64th floor of the under-construction One World Trade Center (1 WTC) in New York.

State and Federal lawmakers constantly proposed measures to restrict women's reproductive rights in 2011.

A record number of large scale ivory seizures will be recorded globally in 2011, pointing to a surge in elephant poaching in Africa to meet Asian demand for tusks for use in jewelry and ornaments, a monitoring group said Thursday.

It's finally confirmed! The rumors that have been circulating since July regarding Lady Gaga and supposed boyfriend The Vampire Diaries star Taylor Kinney are true; The couple went public with their relationship evident in paparazzi photos circulating the web.

Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has taken the lead in Iowa, which holds its caucuses in six days, and Rick Santorum is surging, according to a new poll commissioned by CNN and Time magazine.

Holland Taylor offers no apologies for never settling down, getting married or having children.

The Iowa Supreme Court's 2009 same-sex marriage ruling and an injunction on Oklahoma's voter-approved ban on Sharia were a couple of the more controversial decisions that sparked impeachment calls.

Both Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich have been ousted from the primary after failing to collect enough valid signatures to run, and while Perry's campaign has been over for months, the loss of Super Tuesday state Virginia for Gingrich is a devastating blow. Months after he was declared dead-on-arrival, is Gingrich's comeback already over?

U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign set a goal of raising $60 million in the fourth quarter of the year to benefit the Democratic incumbent's re-election and the Democratic National Committee, a campaign official said on Saturday.

Refineries in the Northeast are closing their doors, and as a result, more than half of the area's petroleum refining capacity will be reduced. The reduction is likely to be problematic for ultra-low sulfur diesel, gasoline, heating oil and jet fuel supplies.

A Pennsylvania shop has sparked controversy after it has put up a Santa figurine puffing a Hookah as its window display. The owners of the store Up in Smoke have attempted on portraying Santa as a jolly old Saint Nick. up in Smoke is a tobacco shop, located at 41 Clinton St.

The missing owner of the Whisk Bakery Café in Ditmas Park, Joshua Rubin, 30, was found dead in Pennsylvania. The slain man’s charred remains were found in the woods outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania on Nov. 1, though his body wasn’t identified until this week.

The economy is gaining momentum and should push through next year with only a few bruises despite an almost certain European recession and slower global growth.

Rick Santorum has been a sideshow for most of the Republican presidential campaign. Now, two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, he has nabbed endorsements from two evangelical leaders, Bob Vander Plaats and Chuck Hurley. But is it too little, too late?

Which areas of the United States are likely to receive a White Christmas and which are not?

Jay Gray, an NBC News reporter on the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, was arrested for driving and driving (DUI) last week after partying with Sandusky's lawyer Joe Amendola.

A survey from the United States and Canada found 40 percent of police officers had symptoms of a sleep disorder, including sleep apnea and insomnia.

The photo posted by Michelle Duggar of her miscarried baby has been considered as a healthy model to be followed by grieving parents.

The International Business Times has compiled comprehensive profiles of the top seven Republican presidential candidates, with complete rundowns of their political positions, from Rick Santorum on abortion to Newt Gingrich on taxes. These profiles will be updated as the primary campaign continues.

The Family Leader, an influential Christian conservative group in Iowa, will remain neutral in the Republican primaries, but President Bob Vander Plaats and board member Chuck Hurley personally endorsed Rick Santorum.