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Well-designed gardens need not be confined to ground level. Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours" lifts our sights: In cities like New York, where skyscrapers dominate the landscape, people have to go to great lengths -- or great HEIGHTS -- to create gardens.
4 hrs ago | Fox News
Skip college, become a plumber, NYC mayor says
"The people who are going to have the biggest problem are college graduates who aren't rocket scientists, if you will, not at the top of their class," Bloomberg said Friday, according to the New York Daily News.
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Cassidy: Nikola Tesla fan Dorrian Porter turns to Kickstarter to place a statue in Silicon Valley
When I first heard about Dorrian Porter's plan to raise $123,000 to honor inventor Nikola Tesla by erecting a statue of him in Silicon Valley, I had one thought: That's kind of kooky.
13 hrs ago | New York Daily News
How 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' made feminism okay
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News from across the nation: Officer charged with rape; Inmates face sex abuse, report says
In this Feb. 24, 2009, photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Biden, stand with Philadelphia police officer Richard DeCoatsworth during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.
Daughter remembers dad's ultimate sacrifice
Courtesy Dorothy Von Dolteren Wise The telegram informing Bertie Von Dolteren that her husband was 'lost and presumed missing' after the Liberty ship James Oglethorpe was attacked by a German U-boat in 1943.
Suicide Risk Elevated For Soldiers With Repeat Brain Injuries
Military service personnel who suffer at least two mild traumatic brain injuries are far more likely to commit suicide or have suicidal thoughts than those who have one or fewer such injuries, according to research published online Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry .
California Key to Massive Powerball Jackpot
As the countdown ticks on to Saturday night's record Powerball drawing, the jackpot has swollen to over $600 million, largely due to California's participation in the game, lottery officials said.
Toddler Steals Washington Teen's Violin
Police believe a Washington woman used her toddler to steal an antique violin from a teenager Wednesday afternoon at a local restaurant.
Nearly 50 Injured In Connecticut Commuter Train Collision
FAIRFIELD, Conn. Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov.
Hackers ring up $500,000 phone bill; business left with charges
The sound of a ringing phone is normally a good thing for Melissa Bream, owner of Remax Stars Real Estate Company.
Some of fall's most promising new shows
Networks unveiled their fall lineups this week in New York at their various upfront events, and although CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox all trumpet their new shows as the best of the best, not every pilot is destined to be a hit, or even worth your time.
Sony to name Chugai Pharma's CEO as chairman: Nikkei
Sony Corp plans to appoint Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Chief Executive Osamu Nagayama as chairman, the Nikkei reported.
TV Upfronts: Meet the Mega-Producers
With the broadcast networks ordering more than 40 dramas and comedies to series , top executives across Hollywood worked the phones calling scores of writer-producers with news of their future.
Troy teen charged in father's death released from jail
A 17-year-old Troy girl charged with killing her father last year has now been released from jail after the county dropped the indictment.
Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney Extends Soho Rep Run to June
Soho Rep has extended the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, starring Soho Rep artistic director Sarah Benson helms the play that began previews April 30 and officially opened May 9. Performances were originally scheduled through May 26.
Abrams feels lucky for chances
The director who rebooted 'Star Trek' for a new generation, sending the USS Enterprise out again to explore strange new worlds, has also been put at the 'Star Wars' helm.
'Elementary' Boss Reveals Plans for Season 2 and London Premiere
After a Moriarty twist closed out the freshman season, Elementary heads to London to kick off the new year this fall, and executive producer Rob Doherty is already eyeing stories for the premiere.
Four hackers who pleaded guilty to a series of high-profile cyberattacks on computers in the US and Britain, including those of the CIA and Sony Pictures, have been sentenced to up to 32 months in prison.
School Bus Driver Records Drivers Running Stop Sign
A Bronx school bus driver fed up with motorists ignoring the law and breezing by his flip-out stop sign decided to capture the drivers on video, and so he spent much of this school year recording them, one after another, speeding around his yellow bus.