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Jeffrey Zaslow, the bestselling co-author of "The Last Lecture" with Randy Pausch, about a professor dying of cancer, and a recent book about former Rep.

Iron Chef Marc Forgione will join Revel at its 6.3-million-square-foot beachfront resort in Atlantic City with the opening of American Cut , which will open on April 2 in an eight week preview before the grand opening Memorial Day weekend.

Every night during Fashion Week, DNAinfo is on the scene rubbing shoulders with celebs and fashionistas at all the hot parties and events.

Revel Entertainment and Angel Management Group are joining forces in a long-term strategic alliance to create unprecedented and memorable resort destination experiences when Revel opens on Atlantic City's boardwalk this spring.

Recognizing that cardiovascular disease affects about 80 million people in the United States and is the No.

CNMI Delegate to Congress Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan said yesterday that the Department of the Interior has awarded the Close Up Foundation $1.05 million for fiscal year 2012.

The online grocer FreshDirect has decided to remain in the city, announcing Tuesday that it plans to move its headquarters and 2,000 employees to the South Bronx from Long Island City.

The company will present an encyclopedic program of contemporary and neoclassic works by emerging, established and renowned choreographers.

Authorities say one person has died and three others are recovering from injuries suffered in a five-vehicle crash on a northern New York road.

The Chester Upland School District - a small, mostly minority district outside Philadelphia - is on the verge of going broke.

The first African-American woman to sing a principal role with a major American opera company, Williams was an elementary school teacher in her native Virginia before being given a scholarship to study voice in Philadelphia with Marion Szekely-Freschl. After winning the first-ever Marion Anderson Award in 1943 , Williams was signed by Arthur Judson ... (more)

The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interviews and a newly obtained secret police document.

As Staten Island Chuck promised an early spring Thursday, and his Philadelphia buddy Punxsutawney Phil saw winter stretching another six weeks, their disagreement semed irrelevant to New Yorkers.

The Darkness have just released their first new material in seven years, in the form of single "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" which is not, thankfully, a cover of the Starship song.

The Republican speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is asking a federal judge to rule that the legislative district maps in place for the past decade are unconstitutional and can't be used for any future elections.

A class action lawsuit has been filed by a Kodak worker against Chief Executive Officer Antonio Perez, individuals on the board of directors, and managers of the company's retirement plan.

Syracuse will be profiled in a four-week television documentary series that will air on WCNY at 8 p.m. each Sunday in February.

I've been out for most of the day and missed this little bit of rumor wafting over from Philadelphia.

I don't know much about off-road racing, but I got a quick primer on the sport recently from Nancy... Here's another item that crossed my desk recently, and it sounds like a great opportunity to chase away the winter doldrums.The annual New York If you are looking for a good cure for the winter blues and don't mind a little driving, let me ... (more)

Stratford Festival veteran Dion Johnstone portrays Underground Railroad hero William Still in "The William Still Story," a documentary debuting at 10 p.m. Feb.