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SATC's Nixon and gal pal hitched

CORKY SIEMASZKO — Mon, 28 May 2012 14:51:07 GMT

“Sex and the City” starlet Cynthia Nixon has tied the knot with longtime gal pal Christine Marinoni. Nixon and Marinoni, who met at a rally to support same-sex marriage, said “I do” on Sunday, People Magazine reported.

‘Amour’ wins top prize at Cannes

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:29:50 GMT

The Cannes Film Festival rewarded one of its favorite directors Sunday, as Michael Haneke won the top prize for a second time with his stark film about love and death, “Amour.”

Pope’s butler pledges to help 'Vatileaks' probe

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Mon, 28 May 2012 14:29:48 GMT

One of the Vatican's biggest scandals in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler - arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home - agreeing to cooperate with investigators, his lawyer said Monday.

Man fights to live after face is eaten by naked attacker in Miami

MICHAEL SHERIDAN — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:40:34 GMT

A man whose face was eaten by a naked attacker in Miami is fighting for his life as authorities try to piece together just what sparked the horrific incident.

Clive Owen & Nicole Kidman star in Hemingway saga

David Hinckley — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:39:09 GMT

“Hemingway & Gellhorn,” the story of the tempestuous romance between writers Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, isn’t the first film to suggest war is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Johnny Tapia, five-time boxing champion, dies

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:39:01 GMT

Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45.

Heckler interrupts Tony Blair testimony in hacking case

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:32:17 GMT

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair testified Monday he never challenged the influential British press because doing so would have plunged his administration in a drawn-out and politically damaging fight.

Battle of Blackwater brings 'Thrones' to new heights

ETHAN SACKS — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:30:35 GMT

Proof of the extra heft of Sunday's episode of HBO's "Game of Thrones" came as viewers realized that there would be no continuation of most of the open storylines that make up the epic fantasy series.

3 NATO service members die in Afghanistan

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:54:37 GMT

A helicopter crash killed two NATO service members in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, while a third died in an insurgent attack in the south, the U.S.-led coalition said.

Treasury secretary's wife pens young-adult novel

FRANK SANTO — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:37 GMT

While some politician’s wives might be dying to write scathing tell-alls or thinly veiled accounts of their time in Washington, a new book from Carole Geithner, wife of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is anything but scandalous.

Television Review: 'Hatfields & McCoys' on History

David Hinckley — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:31 GMT

If the default state of life in nature is “nasty, brutish and short,” as philosopher Thomas Hobbes suggested in the 17th century, the Hatfields and McCoys were in perfect harmony with the world around them.

Lolo Jones: I wish I had a celeb crush

JOYCE CHEN — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:10 GMT

Lolo Jones is taking all the good-natured jabs about her recently revealed virginity in stride. The Olympic athlete, who will represent Team USA in the 100-meter hurdles this summer, opened up to E! News in a recent interview about her dating prospects.

Great, realistic reads about soldiers for Memorial Day

VICTORIA BEKIEMPIS — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:09 GMT

For many, Memorial Day tends to mean a much-awaited long weekend and maybe even a beer-soaked barbecue in the summer sun. But the national holiday, celebrated in some form since the end of the Civil War, commemorates the soldiers who have died fighting for America.

Ex-UN leader ‘shocked and horrified’ by massacre in Syria

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:40:05 GMT

Special envoy Kofi Annan said Monday he was horrified by a gruesome weekend massacre that killed more than 100 people in Syria, and called on “every individual with a gun” to lay down arms and stop the killing.

Family amazingly survives plane crash into Idaho mountainside

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:27:30 GMT

Hours after their plane crashed on a steep and snowy mountainside in Idaho, a California fireman, his wife and their adult daughter were airlifted to safety by National Guard rescuers.

'MIB 3' exhibit shows what Baker cooked up

CLARE TRAPASSO — Mon, 28 May 2012 11:00:08 GMT

You don’t have to travel to another galaxy to get up close and personal with the gruesome aliens and intergalactic guns seen in “Men in Black 3.” The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, is exhibiting a collection of masks and props from the film in “Aliens, Gadgets, and Guns: Designing the World of Men in Black 3,” on display through Sept. 23.

Phillip Phillips to undergo kidney surgery

JOYCE CHEN — Mon, 28 May 2012 11:00:03 GMT

It's time for Phillip Phillips to face the music following his win on last week's "American Idol." The soulful crooner will finally undergo surgery for his congenital kidney stone problem Tuesday, TMZ reports.

Neighbor turns in couple accused of enslaving, torturing teen girl for 8 years

DAVID BOROFF — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:43:33 GMT

A Bosnian couple accused of enslaving and torturing a 19-year-old girl for eight years was finally thwarted by an alert neighbor and his cell phone camera.

‘Flesh-eating bacteria’ victim speaks ‘first words’

ERIK ORTIZ — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:33:02 GMT

The Georgia grad student who contracted a rare flesh-eating disease nearly a month ago and was given a grim prognosis used her voice for the first time Sunday since being hospitalized, her father said.

Free and Cheap in NYC for Monday, May 28

JAIME CONE — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:00:54 GMT

HIP-HOP KING . Hip-hop luminary Talib Kweli kicks off his Prisoner of Conscious tour to promote his new album of the same name slated for release this summer. 9 p.m. $25.

A better way to honor the dead

Charles Rangel — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:00:23 GMT

Rangel: Americans’ take on Memorial Day is as diverse as our nation itself. Many use the three-day holiday as a time to visit relatives out of town. Bargain hunters seize the opportunity to grab the latest sales and savings.

Pianist Lola Astanova gets key boost from Byron Janis

Gatecrasher — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:00:14 GMT

LOLA ASTANOVA has a new mentor. Classical piano legend. Byron Janis has taken the young virtuoso under his wing and personally chosen the Russian beauty to perform when the Yamaha Music and Wellness Institute presents him with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center on May 30.

Kanye West prefers time with Kim Kardashian to performing

Gatecrasher — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:00:04 GMT

Kanye West picked Kim over Cannes on Wednesday night.

And the jazz keeps playing on

Stanley Crouch — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:00:26 GMT

Crouch: Last week, I was part of a memorial tribute to a woman I have written about several times before, Phoebe Jacobs, who died on April 9 at the age of 93.

UN blames Syrian forces for shelling Houla

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:40:34 GMT

The UN Security Council on Sunday blamed the Syrian government for attacking residential areas of the town of Houla with artillery and tank shelling and also condemned the close-range killings of civilians there - but avoided saying who was responsible for the massacre of more than 100 men, women and children.