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Michael Moore and Susan Sarandon might be garnering all of the headlines about the Occupy Wall Street protests, but not everyone down at Zuccotti Park is comfortable with that.

The world's No. 1 tourist attraction, New York City's Times Square, is set to get a $27 million facelift that will give the Great White Way a dark new film noir look.

As some suggest Sarah Palin may be preparing to disappoint her fans by not running for President, they may be excited by another disappointment.Depending on one's perspective, sales for the tell-all biography about Sarah Palin that has stirred such a controversy haven't been that great. According to number reported today from Nielsen Bookscan, the most reliable tracker for the book industry, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin by Joe McGinniss sold a total of just 6,0...

Major cities in Iran, India, Pakistan, and Mongolia rank among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while major cities in the United States and Canada are among the cleanest, according to a new World Health Organization survey.

New York Met Jose Reyes now leads Milwaukee Brewer Ryan Braun by two percentage points in the race for the National League batting title.

Ontario police have charged Chris Moorhouse, an Ontario native, with provincial trespassing for his throwing of a banana peel at Wayne Simmonds.

Amazon rolled out its much anticipated Kindle Fire on Wednesday, its first fully fledged tablet computer posing a threat to Apple's iPad empire. But other players may also need to watch out.

Amazon rolled out its new line of Kindle tablets in New York Wednesday morning, adding the seven-inch $199 color Android Fire, the $99 keyboard-free 4GB Touch model and a $79 2GB non-touchscreen version to its ranks. Yet the Amazon product causing the most stir was not an e-reader or tablet, but Amazon Silk, the company's new mobile web platform powered by Amazon's incredibly extensive web services platform.

Both players, owners say sides are still far apart on a new deal.

Seventy-two people from 18 states, so far, are confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Listeria bacteria linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupes as of Monday. Here are nine more states that may be in danger of suffering listeria infections or possible deaths.

Michael Vick said Wednesday that he will play Sunday after suffering a hand contusion.

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers union approved a four-year labor contract with General Motors Co on Wednesday, the first such deal for the top U.S. automaker since its 2009 bankruptcy.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty discussed the global economy with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the head of the Bank of Canada for 45 minutes on Tuesday but did not comment afterward.

Caution ahead of an audit of Greece's finances drove major world stock markets lower on Wednesday, while prices of commodities like oil and copper fell.

Amazon is red hot. The company's stock is surging on the same day Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled its first tablet -- the Kindle Fire -- at an event in New York.

Rachel Zoe debuted her Spring 2012 Collection at New York Fashion Week to loud kudos.

Samsung Electronics unveiled on Wednesday software pacts with Intel and Microsoft as the world's No.2 cellphone maker strengthens its mobile software push.

Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos has unveiled a new e-reader device called the Kindle Touch 3G, which is now selling for $149 and $99 without 3G.

Predictions for the two games being played tonight for one AL wild card spot.

At Amazon's Kindle Fire announcement in New York City, Amazon surprised everyone by unveiling a new browser called Amazon Silk, which leverages the cloud to optimize load speeds.

Silver coins being offered by the U.S. Mint have been pulled from the shelf after a recent 26 percent drop in silver's value, in what is expected to be a pause to re-price the coins.