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"Of the more than 500 Walk of Fame ceremonies I've hosted, I can't think of anyone who has been associated with more successful films," honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant, who officiated, said Monday.

Two major newspaper publishers announced significant job cuts as the industry continues to ... Both papers are owned by Knight Ridder Inc.

These days, when so much attention in the media is paid to how scam artists use the web and Internet to steal everything from identities to cash intended for disaster relief, it's gratifying to hear a story ...

The Beach Boys. Frank Sinatra. Liberace. Sonically, the trio shared little -- from the California group's soaring harmonies to Sinatra's saloon singing to Liberace's marshmallow soft vocals.

At a music-filled memorial at Carnegie Hall, Peter Jennings was remembered Tuesday as a journalist with a childlike awe of the world, a devoted father and loyal Canadian who always carried a copy of the U.S. ...

A popular event at this past weekend's Monterey Jazz Festival found saxophonist Branford Marsalis speaking about the state of the music.2.7

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 76.11, or 0.72 percent, to 10,481.52. Broader stock indicators also moved lower.2.9

The first day of reservations-only train travel went smoothly, Amtrak officials said, although not everyone faced the new requirement.2.7

" The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" . Series premiere. Florida TV newswoman Shawn Killinger , who grew up in Grosse Pointe, told TV Guide, "I want to be the white Oprah..." Hoo, boy.2.7

Posted: The shutdown of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines along the Gulf Coast drove energy ... The buying frenzy reflected uncertainty and fear about the full extent of the damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on key energy infrastructure.2.7

Seattle Times staff photographer STANLEY FORMAN / BOSTON HERALD AMERICAN "It's not the [image] Boston would want to see of itself," Stanley Forman says of the 1976 photograph he took at an anti-busing rally in ...2.7

It was part gospel, part jazz, part classical and all heart. In a stunning memorial featuring a world-class lineup of musicians, more than 2,000 people said goodbye to Peter Charles Jennings yesterday at ...2.7

The ramrod of the Herald newsroom through most of the 1930s was a cranky individual named Jack ... Field had acquired the Herald in the late 1920s, coming from New York City where he had founded the New York Daily News.2.7

U.S. writers are suing Google Inc. in a federal court, alleging that the Web search leader's bid to digitize the book collections of major libraries infringes individual author's copyrights.1.2

A federal jury on Tuesday was told two very different stories about Sparta resident Harold Daggett.2.7

Fashion insiders say Katrina's killer shockwaves are almost certain to affect the industry, but Pittsburgh native Bert Tansky, president and chief executive officer of the Neiman Marcus Group, predicted minimal ...2.9

Legendary runner Rodgers gets feet wet in Fox Cities Four-time Boston and New York Marathon champ Bill Rodgers, who will be making his first trip to Appleton for the Community First Fox Cities Marathon, is a ...2.7

Prosecutors told Sima Parsy yesterday that it was her son who had murdered her daughter last month, and as she sat in a Staten Island courtroom she did not hide her misery.3.1

A judge ordered two manufacturers of ink used for tattoos to place labels on their bottles warning consumers of potential health risks, a watchdog group said Tuesday.2.7

Cold Spring, NY St. Basil Academy Hosts Camp Agape for Children with Cancer For the first time this year, Saint Basil Academy was able to have Camp Agape for children with cancer and their families.2

The first rumors started swirling last spring, in hushed talks in the classroom, amid hallway banter, in lunchtime chats at pizza parlors along Jerome Avenue.2.7

A winning 'Chris' Is UPN's "Everybody Hates Chris" the funniest show of the new season? Maybe.1.6

Also: Wolf Parade, Brad Paisley, Portastatic, and Rhythm 'n' Blues: Fine Brown Sugar .2

The ghosts of past political bosses hang like stale cigar smoke over the gleaming new state courtroom in Brooklyn where Clarence Norman Jr., the Democratic county leader, heir to long and fabled lines of ...2.9

The Regional Farm & Food Project presents its eighth annual fall feast "Through Farmers' Hands - A Country Prom" from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, Sept.2.7

"American Idol" castoff Frenchie Davis plays President Bill Clinton's White House secretary Betty Currie in the Sept.2.7

Opens Fri., Sept. 23, at Harvard Exit Following last year's paella Western 800 Bullets , Spanish director lex de la Iglesia continues his streak of caustic social satires framed as send-ups of Hollywood genre ...

Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein on Monday called for sweeping changes to the way teachers are paid and said that the creation of signing bonuses, pay differentials and merit raises would be a top priority in a ...2.7

Iraqis had spirited the British prisoners away just as British armor crashed into the prison compound in the southern city of Basra.2.7

Governor George Pataki has issued a proclamation designating September as Campus Fire Safety Month.3.1

In a startling setback to federal prosecutors, John A. Gotti, the Gambino crime family prince who said he wanted to leave the mob life behind and spend his days driving his children in a minivan, avoided ...2.9

HUNTER Simon Wiesenthal died peacefully yesterday at the age of 96 ... But Silberbauer, who had become a police inspector in Austria,admitted to Wiesenthal that he arrested her.

Dechert announced Tuesday that, effective Oct. 1, it would acquire 32 attorneys from the Paris office of the disbanding Coudert Brothers.2.7

The New York State Senate yesterday gave final legislative approval to a bill that would provide a tax check-off box on personal income tax and corporate franchise tax returns for gifts to the World Trade ...2.7