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Actor Chris Messina tries a new, more gritty approach

2012-05-04 16:37:39

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Unemployment is a special challenge for veterans

2012-04-25 16:54:00

WASHINGTON — Matt Pizzo has a law degree, can-do attitude, proven leadership skills, and expertise in communications and satellite technology from his four years in the Air Force. Yet the 29-year-old has been told that he's overqualified, too old,...

TLC renews 'Long Island Medium'

2012-05-01 16:36:25

Quick Takes: A final 'Toast' for Helm

2012-05-03 00:00:00

One of the last studio recordings by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Levon Helm was also one of the closest to his heart. Helm, his longtime friend and producer Larry Campbell and a crew of musicians and technicians recorded the rhythm track for the...

Review: 'Nice Work if You Can Get It' makes Roaring '20s whimper

2012-04-24 20:25:00

NEW YORK — Anyone out there heard of George and Ira Gershwin? Well, apparently, the brothers — long dead, if I'm not mistaken — have a "new" musical comedy, which opened Tuesday at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. The show, which stars...

Supreme Court rejects rent-control challenge

2012-04-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to New York City's famed rent-control ordinance, a post-World War II housing measure that limits the rents of more than a million apartments. The court's refusal Monday to hear...

In search of the 'lost ladybug'

2012-04-23 18:31:00

NEW YORK — Leah Tyrrell wants to make something clear: She does not wear ladybug sweatshirts. She does not carry her belongings in ladybug bags, shelter from the rain beneath a ladybug-shaped umbrella, or take notes with pens decorated with little...

Classic Hollywood: A dark 'Great Gatsby'

2012-04-16 00:00:00

Noir City: Hollywood, 14th Annual Festival of Film Noir opens Friday at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre with a rare screening of the 1949 adaptation ofF. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." "The Great Gatsby"? Rarely have the words...

Kraftwerk limited edition catalog box set coming April 10

2012-04-06 16:37:17

Massive brush fire rages on Long Island; residents, horses flee

2012-04-10 06:51:00

NEW YORK -- A massive brush fire driven by high winds and low humidity was burning out of control on Long Island east of New York City on Tuesday. Two more fires broke out in New Jersey, but firefighters managed to contain a third one that erupted at a...

Destined to be great? 13-year-old grabs wheel, saves school bus

2012-04-10 09:48:00

Remember this name: Jeremy Wuitschick. The 13-year-old from Milton, Wash., is being hailed as a hero and, when you hear his story, you'll have no doubt that the kid is destined to do great things. He already has. Wuitschick was one of dozens of students...

Alec Baldwin stalker suspect arrested in New York City

2012-04-09 16:41:06

Bryant Neal Vinas,raised on Long Island, admitted targeting LIRR, Walmart in talks with Al Qaeda

2012-04-23 16:40:42

Flames jump a roadway in Suffolk County, N.Y., on Monday as a roaring brush fire threatened homes and commercial buildings on Long Island. The fire was still burning Tuesday.

2012-04-09 00:00:00

8 p.m. 'The Amazing Race' season finale (CBS) 9:30 p.m. 'Long Island Medium' season finale (TLC) 10:01 p.m. 'GCB' season finale (ABC)

2012-04-03 00:00:00