Miss America Cheers Pageant Diversity; Brushes Off Racist Tweets
The 24-year-old Miss New York is the first contestant of Indian heritage to become Miss America; her talent routine was a Bollywood fusion dance.
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The 24-year-old Miss New York is the first contestant of Indian heritage to become Miss America; her talent routine was a Bollywood fusion dance.
Police on Monday were asking for assistance from the public in finding a suspect in a sexual assault last week on Staten Island.
A nine-year-old lawsuit seeking more funding for Connecticut's public school should be tossed out, the Connecticut's Attorney General's Office told a judge.
United Nations inspectors said Monday that they have clear and convincing evidence of a chemical weapons attack in Syria last month.
Some of the school's 3,000 part-time instructors suspended their strike until at least Wednesday, when union and college officials meet with a mediator.
Two got into some sort of confrontation around 1:30 p.m. under the elevated 7 train tracks at Elmhurst Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue.
"It only takes a fraction of a second to make a very bad decision," the 15-second ad says. "Your life is worth the wait."
The so-called individual mandate, the centerpiece of the legislation, goes into effect on Oct. 1.
Glafira Rosales has admitted to running a 15-year scam on the art world, selling millions of dollars in counterfeit paintings.
HBO's Liberace biopic "Behind The Candelabra," CBS' "The Tony Awards" and legendary comedian and sitcom star Bob Newhart were the big winners Sunday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
New Jersey is offering $50,000 grants and $5 million no-interest loans with no payments due for two years.
Hempstead Town zoning legislation would allow both Roosevelt Field Mall and Green Acres Mall to expand.
Nothing says fall like crispy, juice apples -- and what better way to eat them than in a classic strudel? Chef Colleen Grapes, a pastry chef at the Red Cat and The Harrison, stopped by to show us her version of the festive dish. Grapes is also participating in 'A Second Helping Of Life,' a tasting event that features top female chefs from the city who gather at Chelsea Piers.
The Halloween Parade has been an annual tradition in Greenwich Village for four decades. Last year, Superstorm Sandy forced the last-minute cancellation of the event.
There were very few individual performances to point out, so for the first time we're going to select some units in our following segment because this was a collective effort.
