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Award-winning newsman Richard Threlkeld, whose wide-ranging career took him from war zones to presidential campaigns, was killed Friday in a car accident on New York's Long Island, authorities said. He was 74.

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People.com: Susan Sarandon: My (Almost) Son-in-Law Is 'Fabulous'updated: Mon Aug 08 2011 18:20:00

"I couldn't have ordered anything more," she tells PEOPLE of sports broadcaster Kyle Martino

People.com: Ivanka Trump's Baby is 'An Angel,' Says Her Auntupdated: Mon Aug 08 2011 12:11:00

"She looks a lot like Ivanka. Perfect little lips and nose," Vanessa Trump says of Arabella Rose

And America's best beach is ...updated: Fri May 27 2011 13:07:00

Heading to the coast this weekend? Take note of the nation's best sandy stretch: Sarasota, Florida's Siesta Beach tops the 2011 list of the top 10 beaches in the country.

Retiree helps the hungry in The Hamptonsupdated: Fri Sep 03 2010 08:00:00

When you think of The Hamptons, you don't usually think of food pantries or feeding the hungry.

Hamptons beach tops best beaches listupdated: Fri May 28 2010 17:20:00

A sandy stretch in the tony Hamptons topped 2010's best beaches list, compiled each year by a coastal scholar known as Dr. Beach.

Medical dart missing after attempt to euthanize whaleupdated: Fri Apr 09 2010 22:32:00

Police were searching for a wildlife medical dart off the coast of New York on Friday after an unsuccessful attempt to euthanize a beached baby humpback whale Thursday night, according to East Hampton Village Police Chief Jerry Larsen.

People.com: New York Club Owners Tip Their Hats to DJ AMupdated: Sat Aug 29 2009 20:25:00

"Even when he became famous, he never had an attitude," one of them tells PEOPLE

People.com: Renée Zellweger's On-Air Explosionupdated: Fri Aug 21 2009 13:13:00

The actress and David Letterman attack a piñata - and guacamole comes gushing out

People.com: Renée and Bradley Return to the Statesupdated: Tue Aug 18 2009 11:29:00

After spending time in Barcelona, Zellweger and Cooper attend various events (separately!) over the weekend

Broadsided by a rental car billupdated: Wed Jul 29 2009 09:56:00

When Paula Robbins picks up her rental car at the airport, an agent tells her not to worry about the small nicks and scratches on the vehicle. But when she returns the car, the company wants her to pay for the damage. What should she do with the $319 bill the company has sent her?

Fortune: Road warrior: packing light, stylishlyupdated: Thu May 07 2009 11:43:00

Known in salon circles from the time she was 18, Sally Hershberger got the country's attention when she was asked to style First Lady Hillary Clinton's hair for a Vogue photo shoot. Ever since, Hershberger and her scissors have tamed the manes of Donna Karan, Nora Ephron, Jerry Bruckheimer, and even George and Laura Bush.

People.com: Samantha Ronson Growls Over Lohan Flour-Pelting Fiascoupdated: Mon Nov 17 2008 14:54:00

The DJ calls the activist who pelted Lindsay "an animal" less civilized than her dog

FSB: Go surf a kiteupdated: Fri Aug 22 2008 11:21:00

On a hazy afternoon in late July, I'm floating in waist-deep water off the South Fork of Long Island, my bare feet strapped onto what looks like a skateboard without wheels. Walker Brock, the 27-year-old owner of Skywalk Kiteboarding of Charleston, S.C., and East Hampton, N.Y., stands behind me like an anchor. Both of us grip the same footlong bar attached to a giant kite that is twisting and turning violently in the wind about ten feet above us. Brock asks if I'm ready, and when I nod, he lifts his hands from the bar and backs away from me.

People.com: Jonas Brothers Rock for Charityupdated: Mon Aug 11 2008 17:35:00

The stars came out to hear Nick, Kevin and Joe Saturday afternoon in Long Island, N.Y.

People.com: Jerry Seinfeld Walks Away from Rollover Car Crashupdated: Thu Apr 03 2008 14:17:00

The comedian escaped injury after his brakes failed in the Hamptons Saturday night

Romances made of everyday gesturesupdated: Wed Feb 20 2008 16:33:00

Ever hear the one about the guy who had peachy-pink peonies imported from Chile every February? Apparently, he wanted to guarantee his sweetheart a touch of spring each morning.

Renegade lunch lady saving kids' lives, one plate at a time updated: Wed Jan 09 2008 10:42:00

Ann Cooper is on a one-woman whirlwind campaign to change the way kids eat in schools. "We're killing our kids with food," she says.

Executives pilot their own planes, avert airline delaysupdated: Thu Oct 18 2007 09:34:00

When a meeting with clients runs late, Andy Davidson doesn't have to worry that his plane will leave without him.

Travel gadgets (part 1)updated: Thu Oct 18 2007 09:34:00

Some of the newest tech gadgets make it a whole lot easier-and fun-for business travelers on the road.

People.com: Kim Porter Planned 'Dramatic' Split from Diddyupdated: Fri Sep 07 2007 13:30:00

For the first time since Kim Porter and Sean "Diddy" Combs broke up in July, she is speaking - and quite openly - about the split.

People.com: Brad & Angelina Helicopter to the Hamptonsupdated: Mon Aug 27 2007 16:44:00

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie treated their kids to the quintessential New York City weekend, complete with a trip to a hot-dog cart and a carousel ride in Central Park. Then on Saturday night, it was all about helping a good cause: The pair took a helicopter to the Hamptons to host a dinner party raising money to help rebuild New Orleans.

People.com: Chris Noth Shaping Up to Play Mr. Big in Sex Movieupdated: Sun Aug 12 2007 00:43:00

Get ready to see Mr. Big on the big screen.

Long Island: 72 holes in 72 hoursupdated: Wed Aug 31 2005 11:18:00

Golfing in the Hamptons -- sounds pretty hoity-toity, doesn't it? And well it should.

CNNMoney: What makes a hot zip code hot?updated: Fri Apr 15 2005 16:26:00

Salem, Ore. (CNN/Money) - Scrutinize our latest list of zip codes with the strongest price appreciation and you might wonder how some of these places could ever be considered "hot."

CNNMoney: Game plan for an insane marketupdated: Wed Mar 23 2005 16:44:00

SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - With interest rates still low and inventory of houses for sale extremely tight, buying property in some markets is practically a competitive sport.

CNNMoney: Report: 8-figure home sales soarupdated: Wed Feb 16 2005 07:37:00

Upper-end real estate is red hot, with listings as high as $75 million for a 25,000-square-foot Hamptons mansion that includes its own golf course, and much stronger sales of eight-figure homes, according to a published report.

CNNMoney: Martha going to 'Camp Cupcake'updated: Wed Sep 29 2004 10:52:00

Martha Stewart will serve her five-month prison sentence for obstructing justice at a minimum-security prison in rural West Virginia.

Heart surgeon meets tee time, misses Clintonupdated: Mon Sep 06 2004 15:37:00

If the case of former President Bill Clinton is any example, being a big shot can sure help get a doctor, but it doesn't guarantee first choice.

Suspect surrenders in financier's slayingupdated: Tue Mar 23 2004 15:27:00

Daniel Pelosi has been charged with multimillionaire Ted Ammon's killing.

Suspect in financier's slaying indictedupdated: Mon Mar 22 2004 15:11:00

An electrician long suspected in the slaying of a multimillionaire New York financier two and a half years ago has been indicted in that case and ordered to surrender to prosecutors.

Fortune: Welcome to Wall Street Eastupdated: Mon Sep 17 2001 00:01:00

For a certain set of Hamptons habitues, the most coveted invite in town isn't for golf at the Maidstone Club or drinks with the likes of P. Diddy or Lizzie Grubman or any of the other boldfaced nam...

Fortune: Spoils of a Pig Marketupdated: Mon Sep 07 1998 00:01:00

Looking back on it a few years from now, something surely will stand out, some signal that should have warned us that our infatuation with the stock market had gone too far. No, it won't be those s...

Money Magazine: WHERE TO BUY ART YOU CAN SIT ON updated: Sat May 01 1993 00:01:00

At the vanguard of U.S. collectible design are the studio furnituremakers -- a coterie of 75 or so significant, mostly young artists. Although the movement came of age in the prosperous '80s, deman...

Fortune: WAS REG LEWIS AN ARSON VICTIM?updated: Mon Dec 16 1991 00:01:00

Was it an accident -- or did criminals, perhaps bigots, torch Broadview, the $3.6 million summer home of financier and TLC Beatrice International Holdings boss Reginald Lewis? Tom Scott, the chief ...

Fortune: RUSSIA'S NEWEST EXPORT: CAPITALISM Many of Marx's children turn into shrewd businessmen when they immigrate to the U.S. Several updated: Mon Dec 08 1986 00:01:00

Q. Can a refugee from Soviet Communism adapt to capitalist America? A. You bet. JUST LOOK at the record of the Russian emigres who began landing on U.S. shores 14 years ago. Though the best-known s...

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