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As the weekend to celebrate Independence Day rolls around, the Statue of Liberty's crown is reopening to the public to mark America's birthday.

The New York Blade, one of the two major gay and lesbian newspapers in New York City, has laid off its editor in chief and suspended publication, the chief executive of its publishing company said on Wednesday.

The city of New York will pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who says he was unfairly stopped and searched in the subway because of his race.

Michelin-starred British chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay's restaurants in Britain have suffered a 90 per cent drop in profits as the recession began to bite, it has been revealed.

Ruth Madoff visits her husband, Bernard Madoff, in prison. Under her agreement with federal investigators, Ruth Madoff will get $2.5 million as soon as she vacates the Manhattan penthouse apartment she has lived in for nearly 30 years with her convicted swindler husband Bernard Madoff .

Two more defendants have been named in a federal cocaine trafficking case stemming from the kidnapping of a 6-year-old boy from his Las Vegas home last October.

Antonio Williams, 7, of Orlando shows off his dancing skills near the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

The cast and crew of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" and hundreds of inspired New Yorkers have broken the world record for the largest air guitar ensemble.

Authorities say they've broken up a drug ring linked to Russian organized crime that smuggled as much as $27 million worth of marijuana through New York's St.

NEW YORK - A senior member of President Barack Obama's auto task force testified today that the U.S. government will not continue to fund General Motors Corp.'s operations if the automaker doesn't get approval to sell its assets to a new company within the next 10 days.

A military administrative board recommended Tuesday that a National Guard officer who publicly announced he's gay should be discharged for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

The Big Apple is still the country's biggest draw. A yearly estimate from the U.S. Census says New York City grew by more than 53,000 residents for the 12-month period ending July 2008, the biggest numerical increase of any city in the country.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney has decided to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the Democratic primary, according to the New York Daily News : Maloney has decided to take on Sen.

RAUHOFER LAUGHS! RAUHOFER IN HYSTERICS! RAUHOFER CRACKS UP WATCHING ALAN T. PERFORM "WHATEVAH"! Yes, that Alan T., the voice behind some of the fiercest bitch tracks ever recorded.

AN open-minded individual, I am willing to support an adulterer for elective office.

Oil prices fell in volatile trading Tuesday not long after hitting an eight-month high.

President Barack Obama and his family plan to vacation next month on Martha's Vineyard, Democratic sources said.

Some 500,000 New Yorkers might have been infected with A/H1N1 flu virus, New York Post reported Saturday citing federal official sources.

Ballet fans tend to choose favorites among dancers, debating their attributes ad nauseam.

HANNAFORD SUPERMARKETS IS WARNING CUSTOMERS IN MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK AND VERMONT TO CHECK THEIR FREEZERS FOR RECALLED BEEF.