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Halderman pleads guilty in extortion case

Halderman pleads guilty in extortion case

A former top CBS journalist who was driven into a jealous fury after learning his girlfriend was sleeping with her boss -- "Late Show" host David Letterman -- pleaded guilty this afternoon to extorting the late-night TV funnyman for a...  Read Full Story

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    Massa denies he sexually groped staffer

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  • Whatever happened to Leona Helmsley's dog?

    Whatever happened to Leona Helmsley's dog?

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    NEW YORK -- New York City's four-year high school graduation rate has risen to 59 percent. The state education department released new figures showing...  

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  • Doug Hoffman to run again in New York's 23rd district

    Doug Hoffman to run again in New York's 23rd district

    Doug Hoffman, the conservative who threw the U.S. political landscape into turmoil last November with an insurgent candidacy in a special House race, announced he is mounting another campaign to win the upstate New York congressional seat. When...  

  • Judge may jail ex-Edwards aide over sex tape

    Judge may jail ex-Edwards aide over sex tape

    PITTSBORO, N.C. — A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether to send a former John Edwards aide to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate. Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones...  

  • Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed in Germany

    Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed in Germany

    A German man who tried to blackmail Cindy Crawford over a photograph showing the supermodel's young daughter gagged and bound was sentenced Tuesday to two years behind bars. Edis Kayalar, 26, was found guilty of one count of extortion and two...  

  • Annie Leibovitz reaches debt deal to keep her portfolio

    Annie Leibovitz reaches debt deal to keep her portfolio

    NEW YORK — Annie Leibovitz, the photographer who mismanaged her fortune so badly that she faced losing legal rights to some of pop culture’s most enduring images, has reached a long-term agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her...  

  • Power symbol wins NY condom design contest

    Power symbol wins NY condom design contest

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  • Bogus Web site tries to swindle Madoff victims -- again!

    Bogus Web site tries to swindle Madoff victims -- again!

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Dave & Mike in 'vitch $lap

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Cops kill man who pulled a fake gun

A cop shot and killed a 22-year-old man who pointed an imitation...  

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Wife's baby milk in chef's cheese recipe

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MTA cuts No. 7 suspension by 3 weekends

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Kin says 'stressed out' abuse accuser flees country

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NYC's oldest dies at 111

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NYPD Blotter

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Business

Marts ran with bulls for historic rebound

Marts ran with bulls for historic rebound

It was the year of the bull, as the stock market staged one of...   1:32 AM

Crime

Cuff luck, Wayne

Cuff luck, Wayne

Rapper Lil Wayne traded gold bling for stainless- steel cuffs as...  

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Judge may jail ex-Edwards aide over sex tape

Judge may jail ex-Edwards aide over sex tape

PITTSBORO, N.C. — A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether...  

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Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed in Germany

Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed in Germany

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