United States Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Up to Half
The State Department is preparing to cut the huge diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq, a sharp sign of declining American influence in the country.

Manhattan Prosecutors Won’t Charge Police Commissioner’s Son in Rape Accusation
After an investigation into a woman’s claim that she was raped by Greg Kelly, a son of Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said the facts “do not fit the definition of sexual assault crimes.”

After Outcry, Karen Handel Resigns From Komen
Karen Handel’s resignation came just days after the cancer foundation reversed its decision to cut funds to Planned Parenthood.

The Caucus: Updates from Republican Contests in Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri
Live updates and analysis from the Republican contests in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri.

The Caucus: White House May Compromise on Contraception
The Obama administration has faced resistance over a new rule that requires insurance plans at some religious institutions to cover birth control.

OLIN Designs Metropolitan Museum a New Fifth Avenue Plaza
An ambitious plan is in the works to transform the plaza in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art into a more efficient and pleasing space.

Mindful Eating as Way to Fight Bingeing
A concept based on Buddhist teachings encourages people to eat slowly, paying close attention to the sensation and purpose of each morsel.

Russia Sends Envoys to Syria to Defuse Crisis
With the city of Homs reported to be under renewed bombardment, a senior Russian envoy held talks with President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday.

City Room: New York Hotel Workers to Get Panic Alarm Buttons Under Proposed Contract
The provision calls for the hotels to equip certain employees with "devices to be carried on their persons at work that they can quickly and easily activate to effectively summon prompt assistance.''

The Fifth Down: For the Giants, a Parade, Keys to the City, and a Day Full of Cheers
Throngs of Giants fans celebrated in Manhattan on Tuesday at the parade and ceremony honoring the team’s Super Bowl win.

DealBook: Yahoo Shakes Up Board
Four long-serving directors will leave, and two new members have been named, following the resignation of the co-founder Jerry Yang.

Restaurant Review: Kutsher’s Tribeca - NYC - Restaurant Review
Kutsher’s Tribeca updates Eastern European Jewish cuisine in a spacious modern setting.

Lots Of X-Men Coming Soon! The Wolverine Gets A Release Date!
Exciting times for X-Men fans!!!! Last week, X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn was officially locked in to direct the sequel to the X-Men prequel movie. Now, we're excited to announce that the OTHER X-Men series is moving forward as well! We've just learned that Darren Aronofsky's James Mangold's The Wolverine has been given a release date [...]

The Grammys Will Have Its First Dance Music Number!
Dance is quickly becoming a more popular music genre but it's kind of like Rodney Dangerfield. It takes a while before it gets some respect! The 2012 Grammys will be the first show that features a music segment from the dance genre. So who will represent the dance genre?! Deadmau5 and David Guetta! Deadmau5 will play his remix of [...]

Simon Cowell Opens Up About The X Factor Bloodbath!! Read What He Really Thinks HERE!!
Simon Cowell already gave his official statement, but let's be real, there's no juice there!! Just stuff cleaned up by a publicist probably… But NOW he's opened up, and he's saying what's really on his mind about the job massacre that happened over at X Factor. He even has something to say about The Voice! According [...]

Lindsay Lohan Has Kept Her Lawyers In Business!
And has sent all of their kids to college and paid off the mortgage of their summer houses and bought them all new cars! Funny how she doesn't have any of those things herself, huh? Let's be blunt: Lindsay Lohan has been a mess that past few years. We're glad to see her finally getting back on [...]

What Could Have Been! Katharine McPhee Almost Was Cast In The Hangover!
It's always so interesting to hear about this sort of thing! Katharine McPhee has gone from American Idol to movies like The House Bunny and Shark Night to the lead in Smash, but according to the actress/singer, she was this close to being cast in the breakout comedy The Hangover! She explains: "It was between me and the [...]

Was Cee Lo More Popular Than Madonna During The Super Bowl Halftime Show?!?!?
According to newly released stats - he was! Madonna's Super Bowl halftime performance may have been Twitter's top music event, but new statistics show that Cee Lo Green was overall the most popular topic on social media during the Super Bowl. According toClearSpring, Cee Lo was the most tweeted/Facebooked/emailed/printed/clicked celebrity of the night! And how does [...]

Don Cornelius's Death Officially Ruled A Suicide
The Los Angeles coroner's office ruled today that Don Cornelius's death was caused by a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head. Officials made the determination after Cornelius's autopsy on last Friday. Police ruled out foul play when they discovered Cornelius. His son, Tony Cornelius, called the police when he received a phone call from his father. Tony [...]

Mike Posner And Blackbear Do Rick Ross, Drake, And French Montana ACOUSTIC!
We absolutely adore Mike Posner! The man has this incredible ability of taking a song previously recorded by someone else, and making it completely his own when he covers it! Ch-ch-check out the singer's acoustic performance with Blackbear of the Rick Ross, Drake, and French Montana collaboration Stay Schemin', which is actually samples a previously unreleased track [...]

Josh Hutcherson Scared Jennifer Lawrence So Bad She Peed Her Pants!
Seems like Josh Hutcherson is quite the prankster! On the set of The Hunger Games last year, Josh pulled quite the prank on his co-star, Jennifer Lawrence. Josh recounts his devious mischief: I took a dummy, one that the tracker-jackers were supposed to have attacked, and I put it in Jennifer's bathroom. When she opened the door, she [...]