New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Wednesday they will together provide $500 million to fight tobacco use around the world, especially in developing countries where smoking rates are rising. ...more

July 24, 2008

Mayors across the country are talking up the virtues of tap water, some are even banning their cities from buying water in bottles. ...more

July 5, 2008

A French daredevil in trouble for scaling a skyscraper to press for action on global warming should be honored instead of prosecuted, his lawyer said Wednesday. ...more

June 12, 2008

A construction crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building with a thunderous roar Friday, killing two workers in the city's second such tragedy in 2 1/2 months and renewing fears about the safety of hundreds of cranes towering over the New York skyline. ...more

May 31, 2008

Get rid of the federal gas tax - at least for the summer. Tax big oil to help the rest of us out. Get drilling in that Alaska refuge. Soaring gasoline prices are suddenly the nation's No. 1 crisis, and all the presidential candidates are offering cures. ...more

May 2, 2008

He pretended disinterest, but tempted he was. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent months with his eye on a prize bigger than running the Big Apple. But Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, who talked to His Honor about standing second at the top of an independent ticket, says now that Bloomberg won't run. ...more

February 17, 2008

Society should protect the innocent from despicable acts. ...more

January 23, 2008

and talking on a cell phone. ...more

January 4, 2008

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is going "greener" - with energy-saving lights replacing old-fashioned bulbs on the towering evergreen this year. ...more

November 23, 2007

Matt Damon has been named the "sexiest man alive" by People magazine, an honor that has been bestowed twice on his pals George Clooney and Brad Pitt. ...more

November 15, 2007