Author: Adam Martin

Shep Smith Apologizes After Fox News Airs a Suicide

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A carjacking suspect being chased by police in Phoenix suddenly got out of the car and shot himself on live television, prompting Fox News's Shepard Smith to apologize after the network aired the footage.

By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Manhattanhenge: When the Sun Sets in Style

Twice a year, the city's grid lines up with the sunset

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Cleaning Up for DSK Is Men's Work

The former IMF chief has an all-male cleaning staff, which delights the New York Post

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Bodies in Long Island Chill New York's Sex Workers

Fearful of a killer and police, women continue to struggle to make a living in their trade

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Egyptian Financier Charged With New York Maid Assault

Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar is accused of attacking a maid at The Pierre hotel

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Trimming the Times: Karzai on NATO, Joplin's Trees

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

Former Senator Judd Gregg to Join Goldman Sachs

He used to sit to be a ranking member on the Senate's banking committee

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

Amsterdam Will Ban Tourists from Pot Coffee Shops

New policy will restrict its legal marijuana to Dutch citizens only

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

A Teen Who Sold White iPhones Takes on Apple Without a Lawyer

Apple sued after the high-schooler imported conversion kits from China

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

First Official Findings on Air France 447 Released

An official report details what happened when the plane plummeted into the ocean

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

Protest of NYPD Rape Acquittal Planned in New York

Over a thousand have said they will attend a courthouse demonstration

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

Trimming the Times: Saudis on Guard; Pictures of Mladic

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

DSK Legal Team Makes a Swipe at Maid's 'Credibility'

In a letter to the Manhattan district attorney, Strauss-Kahn's lawyer is indignant and sly

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By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

An Exclusive Report from Inside DSK's New House

We peer over to the next cubicle to bring you this breaking report

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By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

NYPD Officers Acquitted of Rape Charges

Two cops followed a drunk woman home, but a jury doesn't find evidence of intercourse

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By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

How Much Strauss-Kahn and His Wife Are Worth

Forbes says their net worth is between $100 million and $200 million

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By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

A Photo Tour of DSK's New Luxury Townhouse

Strauss-Kahn makes sure he's comfortable while he's under house arrest

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By Adam Martin

May 26, 2011

Trimming the Times: Mladic Caught; Spain's Shame

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Lawyers Deny Hush-Money Claim

In a statement, his lawyer says it never contacted the accuser's family

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

A Guide to DSK's New York Entourage

The team that's protecting Strauss-Kahn and his image

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Loughner Ruled Unfit to Stand Trial, Sent to Hospital

The Giffords shooting suspect: "Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me"

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Prosecutors Expect Jared Loughner to Be Found Unfit for Trial

The Giffords shooter would be remanded back to federal custody if that's the ruling

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Your Thoughts on the Fate of Huguette Clark's Fortune

Readers had plenty of ideas for what to do with the reclusive heiresses's money

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Skies Clearing of Volcanic Ash in Europe

Latest Iceland eruption doesn't look like a repeat of 2010's Eyjafjallajokull disaster

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

DSK's Consent Defense Doesn't Look Promising

Lawyers prepare as his new neighbors get impatient in lower Manhattan

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By Adam Martin

May 25, 2011

Trimming the Times: Corwin's Upset; Tamales' Bling

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

The Fate of Huguette Clark's Fortune

The reclusive heiress died today at the age of 104

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

America (With Some Exceptions) Is Safer

Crime is down nationwide, but several cities bucked the trend

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

Bradley Manning's Story Told Through His Facebook Updates

Frontline has created a fascinating timeline of the years before he was arrested

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

Report: DSK Offered Maid's Family Hush Money

The New York Post says Strauss-Kahn's associates have put up as much as $1 million

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By Adam Martin

May 24, 2011

Trimming the Times: Tripoli Bombed; Space is the Place

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

Reports: DNA on Maid's Clothing Linked to Strauss-Kahn

A new French web site Atlantico.fr published the "exclusive"

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

Sensors May Have Brought Down Air France 447

Speed sensors thought to have disengaged autopilot as captain was out of the cockpit

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

French Reporters Meet American Reporters, File Stories About It

While waiting for DSK news, the press covers itself

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

DSK's Temporary Digs Become an Instant Tourist Trap

Curious onlookers, open-top buses, and a bedraggled press crowd the street

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

In Death, Joseph Brooks' Lowest Moments Highlighted

The Oscar-winning songwriter died of an apparent suicide on Sunday

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

LAPD Make an Arrest in Stadium Beating of a Giants Fan

A SWAT team is brought in to arrest one of the two suspects

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By Adam Martin

May 23, 2011

Trimming the Times: Foreclosure Frustration; Libyan Sealift

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

DSK Press Gather Outside Classic Movie Heist Building

The "undisclosed" location already has a growing throng of cameras outside of it

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Released from Rikers

Former IMF director is out of jail after finding a temporary flat in New York

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Now That Strauss-Kahn's Found a Place to Stay, He Can Leave Rikers

The security company that's monitoring him will also find him housing

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

With No Place to Go, DSK May Stay In Jail Another Night

Former IMF director can't leave until he's found an apartment in New York

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

This Is Where Strauss-Kahn Won't Be Under House Arrest

The Bristol Plaza's high-end apartments come with kitchenware and, of course, maid service

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Accused of Doping, Lance Armstrong Swats 60 Minutes

Teammate tells the show he and Armstrong used a banned substance in the Tour de France

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Jon Stewart on Strauss-Kahn: 'Redistribution of Rape'

The Daily Show host takes on Strauss-Kahn's apologists, in particular Ben Stein

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Trimming the Times: Netanyahu's Visit; Family Rapture

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 19, 2011

Al Zawahiri Moves to the Top of the FBI's Wanted Terrorists List

Bureau lays speculation to rest by 'promoting' Bin Laden's no. 2

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By Adam Martin

May 19, 2011

Strauss-Kahn to Be Freed on $1 Million Bail

The former head of the IMF has been indicted on seven counts of sexual assault

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By Adam Martin

May 19, 2011

Al Gore Denounces Rupert Murdoch's 'Abuse of Power'

The former vice president is furious that News Corp. dropped Current TV in Italy

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By Adam Martin

May 19, 2011

The Media Circus Outside the DSK Court Hearing

"Breaking: mouse seen running across #DSK courtroom," tweets antsy reporter

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By Adam Martin

May 19, 2011

DSK Has a Polanski Problem in His Bid for Bail

The lack of an extradition treaty between the U.S. and France lowers his odds of winning release

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