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In his new book, Scott Sherman describes how bottom-line business logic nearly gutted New York's preeminent public library. Maureen Corrigan calls it a "slim, smart book" full of colorful characters.

An update on testing for contaminants in water at area schools is scheduled to be presented on Thursday to the City Council's Environment Committee.

An American rock musician born in Freeport on Long Island, N.Y., Lou Reed epitomized New York City's artistic underbelly in the 1970s, with his songs about hookers and junkies. Reed was 71.

The San Diego transit agency gets some jingles about bus and trolley use from hip local bands.

Police have confirmed a number of deaths after a reported explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. The explosion was followed by a chaotic scene with people running for the exits.

A group of conservative representatives in the House are unhappy with House Speaker John Boehner and they want to replace him. Can they do it?

The country may have serious problems, but we apparently do not want a president who takes himself (or herself) too seriously.

Marching bands, beauty queens and Chita Rivera are set to make their way down New York City's Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade.

That's another way of referring to gynecological cancers, which strike over 1 million women a year — and are on the rise in the developing world.

The great bluesman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and toured relentlessly his whole life, wringing peerless emotion out of every note he played.