Federal and city counterterrorism agents raided homes in New York City early Monday after a man under surveillance for suspected ties to al-Qaeda met with people in Queens, federal officials said.

LEMONT, Ill. — Tiger Woods started with a bogey. His best shot led to a par. It turned out to be his best round of the year.

WASHINGTON — Helen Mirren never went in much for prophecy and all that supernatural jazz, but as a self-conscious young actress in London, she found herself in the living room of a palm-reader. Though she'd later report that most of the session passed in a blur, one of his prognostications stayed with her long after — and not because it gave her comfort.

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New unions, forget it. Bob Crow is a traditionalist in an open-neck shirt with a medallion. The headquarters of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union are covered with good, old-fashioned memorabilia.

The following is a list of New York–area stage and film acting schools, teachers, and coaches organized by category and alphabetically.

Local residents gathered at Lincoln Boulevard and Maxella Avenue near Marina del Rey September 2nd as part of Los Angeles area vigils calling for an improved public healthcare system and to pay respects to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, a staunch advocate for universal healthcare.

Helen Mirren never went in much for prophecy and all that supernatural jazz, but as a self-conscious young actress in London, worried about making her way in one of the most unforgivingly judgmental businesses of all, she found herself in the Golders Green living room of a palm-reader from India....

Success in Afghanistan is essential; the United States has invested too many troops and too much treasure to fail. But raising troop levels is the wrong place to start the discussion of how to move forward.