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Hummer, the gas-guzzling king of SUVs, has a new model coming out that could turn its image on its head - and leave the Prius in the dust.

An elderly woman was killed after a fire sparked on the second floor of her Brooklyn home, officials said.

You can't have my kid, Madonna. The biological father of the Malawian child the Material Mom has been trying to adopt told CBS' "The Early Show" he'll provide for his daughter, Mercy.

Mighty missed with the Red Sox Friday night. Saturday it's Dunkirk in the Derby ($25 win and place). The surplus is 690 sirignanos.

Watching Piggy bounce playfully down Third Ave. the other day, it was hard to believe just a month ago the energetic mutt was a stray on the streets in the Dominican Republic.

Cynthia Tenaglia had no idea her flight to San Diego would be so traumatic. The 31-year-old Queens schoolteacher lost her great-grandmother's diamond wedding ring - and her engagement ring - on a Thursday night JetBlue flight out of JFK.

The suggestion that President Obama is neglecting New York because he has not yet visited could not be further from the truth.

President Obama says swine flu "is obviously a cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert, but it's not a cause for alarm."

Continental Airlines Inc. and Delta said Friday they will reduce service to Mexico, as swine flu fears keeps many U.S. travelers from venturing south of the border.

Every now and then, you come across a story so darned heartwarming that you need to take a prescription antacid.

Michelle Obama has taken casual to a haute new level. While volunteering Wednesday at a D.C. food bank, the First Lady sported her usual J.Crew cardigan, a pair of utilitarian capri pants and, on her feet, a sneaky splurge: trainers that go for $540.

New Yorkers aren't passing on pork. With the city and the world in the grips of a swine flu scare, a survey of local stores and shoppers found scant evidence that meat eaters were shunning bacon or ham.

This recession is going to leave some lasting effects, and one might be a change in our attitudes about work.

With just a handful of finalists left on this year's "American Idol", could flamboyant favorite Adam Lambert become the first gay or bisexual winner of the hit talent show?

The Archdiocese of New York told local priests to wash up - and said parishioners need not shake hands to wish each other peace - as the swine flu outbreak showed signs Friday of stalling in the city.

Katy Perry isn't ashamed of her granny pants. The 25-year-old singer, whose latest track "Waking Up in Vegas" is climbing the charts," hiked up her skirt to show off a pair of nude Spanx at a concert Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

If Anne Hathaway ever tires of acting, she could make a fortune by opening a charm school for wayward young Hollywood. Call it "Miss Hathaway's Institute for Being Sexy, Not Skanky."

With bargains aplenty on everything from hotels to airline tickets, choosing where to host a business meeting while sticking to a budget can be stress-free.

Alex Rodriguez was an insecure prima donna who made a clubhouse attendant load his toothbrush with toothpaste after every game in his three seasons with the Texas Rangers, a new book charges.

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Vice President Joe Biden -- with a well-deserved reputation as someone who shoots from the lip -- made it through the first 100 days of the Obama ...

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President Barack Obama was poised Thursday to update the nation about the struggling U.S. auto industry amid indications Chrysler plans to file for ...