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A former New York City buildings inspector will spend six months in federal prison for accepting thousands of dollars in bribes.

23 Jul 2008 12:14pm GMT

Christian Bale's alleged dust-up with his mother and sister came after his mom insulted the actor's wife, the Daily Mail online reported Wednesday.

23 Jul 2008 12:10pm GMT

Rain started to fall along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Dolly closed in on towns straddling the Texas-Mexico border, packing 85 mph winds that could strengthen when it hits land later Wednesday.

23 Jul 2008 11:40am GMT

This was the Mets' opportunity to make a statement against the Phillies. Johan Santana did his part, but when Jerry Manuel handed the game over to the Mets bullpen, what could have been the beautiful story turned ugly at Shea Stadium.

23 Jul 2008 8:00am GMT

Suspected of setting up his best friend for a mob hit, a retired NYPD sergeant armed with a gun and a Bible went berserk Tuesday before cops killed him in front of his wife and kids.

23 Jul 2008 6:01am GMT

Calls to shun vitriolic radio jock Michael Savage for branding most autistic kids undisciplined "brats" fell on largely deaf ears.

23 Jul 2008 4:52am GMT

Israelis and Palestinians have to stop pointing fingers and and start "looking in the mirror" if they want to achieve peace, Barack Obama declared Tuesday.

23 Jul 2008 4:44am GMT

John McCain may rue the day he ever taunted Barack Obama into going to Iraq. Obama's four-day visit to the combat zones was a political tour de force, generating mega-coverage back home that left McCain gasping for traction.

23 Jul 2008 4:44am GMT

Will Smith took home a whopping $80 million last year, highest on the list of Hollywood earners, according to new figures compiled by Forbes.

23 Jul 2008 4:31am GMT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks with Asian officials in Singapore Wednesday before meeting North Korea's top diplomat in what will be the Bush administration's highest-level contact with the Stalinist state in four years.

23 Jul 2008 4:30am GMT

A heroic neighbor scaled a burning, four-story Brooklyn building to rescue two tenants Tuesday night, but a third resident fell to his death when the good Samaritan couldn't reach him in time.

23 Jul 2008 4:21am GMT

A day after the feds dropped a criminal probe of Al Sharpton's finances, the activist minister said he'd learned a lesson.

23 Jul 2008 4:01am GMT

A Manhattan federal judge refused Tuesday to order the release of secret grand jury testimony by the brother of convicted Cold War spy Ethel Rosenberg - an account that may have helped send his sister to the electric chair.

23 Jul 2008 3:59am GMT

The Yankees are making their move, somehow, despite their decrepitude. They march on, despite the lopsided batting order. After catching the Twins Tuesday night in the wild card race, the Yanks can focus on Boston and Tampa.

23 Jul 2008 3:55am GMT

Candace Parker was one of three players ejected along with Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn after an ugly scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Los Angeles' 84-81 victory.

23 Jul 2008 3:43am GMT

Jorge Posada was not at the Stadium Tuesday night, having been excused by the team following his appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. The catcher could be headed for surgery on his injured right shoulder as soon as this week.

23 Jul 2008 3:35am GMT

She bought the elegant little brush with her baby-sitting money. It followed her through more than three decades of romance, heartache and motherhood.

20 Jul 2008 3:55am GMT

Responses to recent articles.

20 Jul 2008 1:38am GMT

Once an uninteresting dining scene, Second Avenue in the East Village now offers a compelling variety in these restaurants, most of them no more than two years old.

20 Jul 2008 1:35am GMT

While the building's exterior is forbidding, its owner is warm and chatty and eager to welcome the curious to all things radio.

20 Jul 2008 1:33am GMT

In a blog, barbed musings are aimed with unambiguous loathing at the management of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

20 Jul 2008 1:31am GMT

No records for foot traffic are set at an obscure Starbucks in the faded strip mall on Forest Avenue, in this Staten Island neighborhood.

20 Jul 2008 1:31am GMT

Andrew Slutzky, 30, is among the thousands of former Wall Streeters out of a job.

20 Jul 2008 1:31am GMT

An effort has begun to restore the colorful and curvy mosaic benches that surround Grant's Tomb.

20 Jul 2008 1:27am GMT

In areas of brownstone Brooklyn, thieves have lifted metal gates, possibly to sell as scrap.

20 Jul 2008 1:26am GMT

A filmmaker is making a documentary about New Yorkers who post to Missed Connections on Craigslist.

20 Jul 2008 1:25am GMT

Tucked under the brim of the traditional eight-point police hat, there can be found family photos and much more.

20 Jul 2008 1:25am GMT

Where does the water come from at the waterfall in Morningside Park?

20 Jul 2008 1:21am GMT

With gas prices high, more people seem to be catching their waves closer to home.

20 Jul 2008 1:18am GMT

For years, the Presbyterian Church of Astoria was torn apart by debate over its future. The rifts will be a long time in healing.

20 Jul 2008 1:16am GMT