Find time for yourself this holiday season to settle in with one of these five recommended reads.
Authorities made a series of arrests at Occupy Wall Street protests in California and Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday, with clashes in one city that involved tear gas being used on demonstrators.
CNN's T.J. Holmes talks to a gay couple who will be among the first same-sex couples to marry tomorrow in New York.
Marcos Chaljub of New York got a life-changing e-mail on Friday.
Remixing bright splashes of color and lots of layers help create the style attitude on Chicago's streets.
There were boisterous celebrations in the streets of Greenwich Village in Manhattan on Friday night, after the New York state Senate voted to legalize same-sex marriage, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo rushed to sign the new measure into law just a few minutes later.
If we could each pick a few songs to banish from our heads, Diana de Vegh would nominate all those soggy old refrains that say there's one -- and only one -- true love for each of us: our better half, our shining knight, the person we'll be lost without.
An industrial tragedy 100 years ago resonates today, as CNN's Allan Chernoff reports.
Steve Landesberg, best known for his role as a cerebral detective on the TV sitcom "Barney Miller," has died of cancer, his agent said. He was 65.
Where better to while away the afternoon than a communal table at one of these beer halls and gardens, from an old-time Bohemian favorite to a newcomer with all Asian brews.
A veteran flight attendant talks about her job and why she decided to write a comedic play about it.
The New York Times launched an iPhone app Thursday to help users navigate New York City based on recommendations from its staffers.
One of the best parts of growing older is no longer being assailed by articles promising to teach me how to drive my man wild in the bedroom. I've seen "wild," thank you very much.
The daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley is looking forward to getting "back on track," her rep says
The singer is staying with her dad Billy Joel after a reported overdose
Having a good relationship with your therapist is priceless, which is why author Susan Shapiro says she lost it when her therapist "abandoned" her by moving away and she was left alone to work through her issues.
A year after being homeless, actress Terri White is rocking Finian's Rainbow
When I moved to New York City from Calcutta, I wasn't planning a catering career. I had come to earn a master's degree in lighting design from Parsons the New School for Design. But as a foodie, I was dismayed by the city's Indian eateries: The good ones were pricey, while the more affordable restaurants served two-day-old curries.
The voice behind "If I Had a Hammer," "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Puff, the Magic Dragon" had leukemia
Mary Travers of 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died, according to her publicist. She was 72.
Here are five things to know about the British actress and Hollywood newcomer
A modest movie pinned to a generational landmark, the latest curve ball from "Brokeback Mountain" director Ang Lee is a gentle coming-of-age, coming-out comedy set against the epochal music festival.
The Money Never Sleeps stars are seen cuddling and kissing in New York
The 40-year-old celebrates the landmark with a second blowout bash
The president and first lady enjoy dinner and a Broadway show in the Big Apple
The celeb chef serves up the dish on Paltrow, Jay-Z and Jennifer Aniston
"She's having a great time," a source tells PEOPLE; Plus: Simpson closes on her Vegas condo
Flowers and messages were placed in front of Heath Ledger's Manhattan apartment Tuesday night as mourners remembered the actor following his tragic death on Tuesday.
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams share the honor of being recent Oscar nominees. But are they sharing a bit more these days?
Nearly three years after their 12-room Greenwich Village condo in New York first hit the market – without their ever having lived in it – Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen have … put it on the market again.
It may be one of the most overused clichés around, but the twinkling lights of New York City's skyline are sure to move even the most hardened visitors. The magical feeling in the air combined with some of the world's finest architecture, culture, eating, drinking and shopping, makes it difficult to imagine a more exciting place to visit.
Having spent nearly $3 million for her Manhattan penthouse five years ago, Gisele Bündchen is now looking to more than triple her money.
AOL stepped up its transformation from Internet access provider into an ad-driven business Monday as it announced plans to move its corporate headquarters and consolidate its advertising operations.
Are you a runner? Now you can see the sights of New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. while on the run -- literally.
Poet and short story writer Grace Paley, a literary eminence and old-fashioned rebel who described herself as a "combative pacifist," has died. She was 84.
When dozens of rats were seen scurrying around a closed KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in New York City's Greenwich Village last month, other franchise owners knew they would pay the price for one store's transgressions.
Police worked Thursday to find out why a gunman wearing a fake beard shot a waiter and two volunteer police officers to death.
A pack of a dozen or more rats scurrying around a closed KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in New York City's Greenwich Village early Friday morning prompted shrieks from onlookers and fodder for the morning television talk shows, which aired video of the infestation.
Home prices in many American metro areas have soared, and many of their residents are either pulling up stakes and moving to lower priced regions -- many more are thinking about it.
The first truckload of new Harry Potter books arrived at a bookstore Monday, but there's apparently no wizardry on Earth that can help fans get a sneak peak before the books go on sale at midnight Saturday.
David Duchovny claims he wrote the screenplay for "House of D" in only six days. It shows.
Joe and Becky Avotins weren't surprised when several buyers made an offer on their Studio City, Calif. house the day after they put it on the market.
Workers from the Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center have signed a lease to create the city's first employee-run restaurant -- only a walk from ground zero.
On the eve of the release of its new album, the rock band U2 surprised fans Monday with performances throughout New York City, culminating in a 45-minute concert in Brooklyn in the late afternoon.
Rap diva Lil' Kim pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to various charges stemming from a February 2001 shooting.
I was checking out a newspaper circular from Tower Records the other day. Not much interesting in there, I thought. Then on the way to work I passed by my local Tower and noticed the "R" in the "R...
It is the kind of New York City neighborhood that seems unscathed by modern life, a pocket of Greenwich Village calm within the urban swirl. With inviting stoops and amiable shopkeepers, it recalls...
Money Magazine: Dining Dealsupdated: Wed Aug 01 2001 00:01:00
With recent market gyrations, you might be feeling a little frugal when it comes to dining out. But that doesn't mean you have to resort to Big Macs. America's Best Meal Deals ($10.95), a new guide...
Pay Attention to Detail. The last company you'd expect to see sued under the Americans With Disabilities Act is the Yoga & Inner Peace studio in Lake Worth, Fla. The owner, Bharata (yes, he uses on...
There are many beautiful bodies in the General Nutrition Center on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Most of them belong to men. Big, rippling men in tight tank tops, spandex shorts,...
Fortune: John Reed Speaksupdated: Mon May 11 1998 00:01:00
Citicorp CEO John Reed hates talking to the press and rarely does so. Rarer still is hearing from him when he's not surrounded by handlers. So we were surprised when, one evening about a week after...
If you watch a lot of TV, you may think that professionals in their 20s always dress in Armani (Melrose Place), go to work only to exchange snide witticisms (Suddenly Susan), and live exclusively i...
Fortune: LET IT BLEEDupdated: Mon Apr 14 1997 00:01:00
Call him Dante, the guy above with the shades. A top executive at a big New York media company, he went on a tour of hell: a pre-Thanksgiving trip cross-country, firing people. Late one night in an...
"You know," says Randy, "the guy who buys this kind of car is a big shot." I'm standing in front of a moon-roofed, chrome-accented, leather-upholstered Lincoln Town Car Signature Series Touring Edi...
Sure, I'm frugal. But I like fancy. Marooned as I am in the dining capital of the world, New York City, and hampered by my modest means, reconciling these oft-conflicting impulses can be trying. So...
Usually, Ken and Daria Dolan give us their best personal-finance idea of the month. This time, however, we asked them for their all-time best ideas--or at least the smartest money moves that they h...
MAKING IT ON THE SECONDARY MARKETS
June 27 marks the 25th anniversary of Stonewall, an epochal event in the history of gay pride named for the bar in New York City's Greenwich Village where police and homosexual customers fought a v...
We went to see Other People's Money, the hot new Warner Brothers picture starring diminutive Danny DeVito and curvaceous Penelope Ann Miller, with one question in mind: Would this filmic feature fa...
And now, the item everybody has been waiting for -- the report, promised a fortnight ago, about the ideological attack on Babar the elephant by politically correct educators. We had learned of the ...
; CASE WESTERN: All students who want one get an executive assigned as a mentor. COLUMBIA: Spent over $1 million so far on initial R&D on a new curriculum that promises to integrate globalism, team...
When it comes to calling the market's capricious ways, few are better than Shearson Lehman Brothers' quantitative strategist Elaine Garzarelli. Almost without company, she issued a sell signal befo...
Fortune: COMPANIES TO WATCHupdated: Mon Jul 16 1990 00:01:00
VALSPAR If you pop open a frosty brew this summer, the chances are you'll be holding this company's product in your hand. More than half the beverage and food cans in the U.S. have inner coatings m...
Fortune: Schools of sharksupdated: Mon May 23 1988 00:01:00
Raise the dividend and batten down the boardroom! Alan ''Ace'' Greenberg, CEO of Bear Stearns; Sam Heyman, CEO of GAF Corp.; Carl Icahn; and T. Boone Pickens are all swimming together. But wait a m...
Nowhere is rent control more bitterly debated than in New York City, especially in Manhattan, where roughly 420,000 of the borough's 650,000 apartment units are subject to rent restrictions. The cl...
When drinkers of decaffeinated coffee ordered the beverage in a restaurant just a few years ago, they were served a cup of hot water, a packet of instant brew -- and often a disdainful look. No lon...
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