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Restaurant Girl's guide to the best frozen desserts kept under the radar in NYC.

Slap a generous scoop of ice cream between two cookies, tidy up the edges and pop the whole thing in the freezer until it firms up. How difficult can it really be to make a great ice cream sandwich?

"American popular culture is our eternal present, our illusion of deathlessness. We don’t really mourn the death of a pop-culture icon. We use his extinction to resurrect his life. In America, the death of an American star is really the occasion for a g

Joey Chestnut garnered first place for the third year in a row, at the same time breaking the world record by eating 68 hot dogs, or HDBs (shorthand for hot dog and buns in the competitive eating world), in ten minutes.

Medical experts say there is growing evidence that parents are unable to distinguish between 'puppy fat' and the sort of obesity that puts their health at risk.

The ex-N.F.L. quarterback and a woman were found dead on Saturday, but the police have stopped short of calling it a murder-suicide.

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said. Satur

The wife of the new head of MI6 has caused a major security breach and left his family exposed after publishing photographs and personal details on Facebook.

Violence in China's restive region of Xinjiang leaves at least 140 dead and more than 800 injured, state media say.

A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically injuring three others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.

Chester Zoo was evacuated after 30 chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure.

While over a million Michael Jackson fans will find out Sunday if they are one of the 17,500 who will get tickets to Tuesday's memorial, thousands have already made their way to the Staples Center to honor the late singer.

How internet providers manipulate and manage the speed of the internet for different types of data will be examined by Canada's telecommunications regulator at hearings in Gatineau, Que., starting Monday.