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Salvatore Licitra, a leading Italian opera tenor seen as an artistic heir to the late Luciano Pavarotti, died Monday from head injuries suffered in a scooter accident last month, a statement on his website said.

Gwyneth Paltrow has received a letter from a woman who believes the actress may have inadvertently saved her life on the day of the attacks on New York nearly 10 years ago.

In more than 30 years since smash hit song Heart of Glass took Blondie from new wave upstarts to mainstream stars, frontwoman Deborah Harry has transformed herself many times, younger members have joined the band and albums have gone from vinyl to digital.

A list of events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

The ailing U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of defaulting on a $5.5 billion payment unless Congress intervenes, sources told the New York Times.

As America nears a 10th anniversary memorial for the deadly 9/11 attacks from Al Qaeda, the U.S. is close to proclaiming victory in the war against the terrorist organization. In the latest development, with help from the U.S., Pakistan's main intelligence agency has captured a top al Qaeda commander suspected of planning attacks on American oil pipelines, tankers and other key economic targets.

Including six people shot in Brooklyn Monday morning, New York City's weekend has seen a bloody holiday weekend, with total of 31 shot in 48 hours.

Here are numbers showing job losses.

The Fox News staple reportedly sought the help of his local police department to see whether his wife was having an affair with a fellow police officer.

Lauren Bush, niece of former President George W. Bush, David Lauren, son of Ralph Lauren, married on Sunday in Colorado in a Western-themed wedding.

What millions of pop music fans around the world may not realize is that Mercury was the first Indian rock star.

Tropical Storm Lee flooded several neighborhoods in and around New Orleans, but it was not as bad as expected. By Monday morning, the storm had moved into Mississippi on its way to Alabama.

Chinese arms firms held talks with representatives of Muammar Gaddafi's beleaguered forces in July over weapons sales, but behind Beijing's back, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

A look back at a brief history of Labor Day and what is open and what is closed.

Sarkozy, who has attempted to establish his credentials as a 'global statesman' by, among other things, aggressively pushing for a NATO bombing campaign in Libya, remains controversial and unpopular in France.

The Venice film festival has largely lived up to its billing so far, providing a steady stream of A-list actors on the red carpet and a lineup of movies which has pleased most critics.

New Jersey is not usually the face of natural disasters. But it became just that on Sunday, when President Obama visited the state to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Irene.

AT&T's embarrassing debacle of pursing a merger with T-Mobile USA and posturing like federal regulatory approval was a given is public evidence of what others have quietly mused behind the scenes for some time -- that the telecommunications company is facing big internal problems.

AT&T was expected to soon present a two-track plan that allows the company to try to find a settlement before the government lawsuit to block its planned $39 billion acquisition of smaller rival T-Mobile USA reaches the court. Details of AT&T’s proposed settlement were not available, but it is expected to include pledges to maintain T-Mobile’s relatively cheap mobile subscription plans, and asset sales.

If high-risk stock Sprint can snare Apple's iPhone 5 this autumn, the company and the stock's day will have finally arrived.

If Congress doesn't deal with problems facing the United States Postal Service when legislators return Sept. 6 from recess America's mail institution will likely default on a $5.5 billion payment due at the end of this month and likely have to shut down this winter, the postmaster general said.