Abe expresses 'grief' for war, but says Japan can't apologize...
After months of calculation and consultation, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday unveiled the much-anticipated text of his remarks on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II,...
View ArticleChinese firefighters paid high price in blasts that water may have triggered
The burned-out husk of a fire engine sits amid a field of rubble, its windows blown out, hoses and candy apple-red helmets scattered across the charred earth. The haunting image, captured on video,...
View ArticleChinese blasts raise questions about having a hazardous site near housing
On Wednesday afternoon, Tianjin Ruihai International Logistics was just one among countless Chinese industrial firms, a no-name handler of dangerous chemicals in the northeastern port city of Tianjin....
View ArticleConsumers want fewer TV channels and lower monthly bills – will...
VH1 Classic, with music videos from the 1980s and ’90s and movies like "The Breakfast Club," was designed as a nostalgic stop for channel surfers. Viacom Inc. launched the channel 15 years ago during...
View ArticleJessica Alba's Honest Co. raises $100 million to expand
Actress Jessica Alba was looking for healthful baby-care products when she launched Honest Co. in 2012, but the business now sells much more than diapers and baby formula. In another sign that the...
View ArticleWholesale prices rise 0.2% in July
Prices charged by producers rose more slowly in July, reflecting declines in both food and energy. The Labor Department said Friday its Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures before...
View ArticleEx-con shoots firefighter as U.S. marshals come for arrest
A demented ex-con, hours after promising a fight to the death, died Friday in a wild shootout with cops to end a six-hour standoff at his Staten Island home, sources said. Suspect Garland Tyree,...
View ArticleBen Affleck nanny engaged during alleged affair: report
The nanny rumored to be behind the split of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner has broken some hearts on her own — namely that of her ex-fiancé. Christine Ouzounian was engaged to Christoph Albury, a...
View Article4-year-old boy dies in freak accident at Ireland brewery
A 4-year-old boy was tragically killed in a freak accident at a brewery in Northern Ireland, according to local reports. Oliver Scullion died Friday at the Hilden Brewery, which his family owns, after...
View ArticleFugitive David Sweat in critical condition after capture
A sharpshooting state police sergeant gunned down convict David Sweat after spotting him jogging on a country road Sunday, ending a three-week search for him following his stunning getaway from an...
View ArticleNYC's secret topless beach
“Hipsters go home,” says the graffiti on the path to Fort Tilden beach. That hasn’t seemed to stop anyone — least of all the hapless millennials who go on an epic journey to find this hidden Queens...
View ArticleWheaties to create the ultimate breakfast beer
These Wheaties may not be so good with milk. Wheaties says it is partnering with a craft brewery to create a limited-edition beer. The 16-ounce cans will only be available in the Minneapolis-St. Paul...
View ArticleWhite House publishes Obama's playlists on Spotify
EDGARTOWN, Mass. – If hearing Barack Obama break into song hasn’t satisfied your presidential music needs, you can now listen to his playlists on Spotify. The White House on Friday released two music...
View ArticleWeaker Apple postpones launch of live TV service
This failure to launch may leave Apple’s reputation a bit bruised. The tech titan, which had hoped to introduce a live TV service as soon as September, has failed to reach agreements with some...
View ArticleSorry Tinder, most online daters are liars
Tinder went on a Twitter rant this week against Vanity Fair magazine over a provocatively entitled article, “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse.’” Nancy Jo Sales, the author, tweeted data by...
View ArticleFormer 'Time' honcho heads to Yahoo
Former Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson is the latest editorial talent to land at Yahoo. She is the Web portal’s senior vice president and global editor-in-chief. Nelson, in the newly formed...
View ArticleThe New Republic unveils redesign of magazine
Nearly eight months after the firing of former Editor-in-Chief Franklin Foer triggered a staff revolt amid talk of a big digital push at the New Republic, new Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Snyder is...
View ArticleDaily News refuses to correct story misidentifying 'escapees'
The New York Daily News misidentified two upstate landowners as the escaped convicts from Dannemora prison, Richard Matt and David Sweat — and today is refusing to admit the goof even though the...
View ArticleNew deck to top view from Empire State Building
The Hudson Yards development will have the tallest outdoor observation deck in the Big Apple, beating out the view from the Empire State Building by 50 feet, project developers revealed Thursday. The...
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