Abbie Fentress Swanson

Labor leaders want to kill a proposed new tax on high-value health insurance plans.

Unpaid overtime. That's what some performers and musicians at La Scala opera house were protesting against when they appeared in casual street clothes for Daniel Barenboim's last performance of Carmen last night.

The deaths underscore the violence in that region, where the Taliban is suspected to be based.

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time rose last week, but not by much. After two weeks of sharp drops, that's further evidence that layoffs are easing.

Ever since the new David Rubenstein atrium opened at Lincoln Center on December 17, WQXR has been reporting the big discounts customers can get on day-of show tickets.

The conductor has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

The president reveals a declassified account of the near Christmas Day catastrophe to the nation today.

Two suspected U.S. drone missile strikes killed at least a dozen people today in Pakistan's volatile northwest region.

What do Rolando Villazón, Andrea Bocelli and Katherine Jenkins have in common?

Yemeni security forces arrested three more suspected Al Qaeda militants today.

The suicide bomber blew up seven C.I.A. officers at an American base in Afghanistan last week.

The New York Times reports that Karl Paquette, 33, a dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet, was promoted to étoile (star) dancer at the company’s New Year’s Eve performance of Rudolf Nurey...

Today is the 73rd birthday of opera singer Grace Bumbry.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced it wants a partner for the central tower at Ground Zero.

The enhanced security measures go into effect today on flights heading into the U.S. from abroad.

The White House said security concerns and Al Qaeda were its reasons for the temporarily closure.

The faces of Katharine Hepburn, Gene Autry and Mother Teresa are just a few of the new postage stamps for 2010. The United States Postal Service will also commemorate celebrated singer Kate Smith with a stamp, whose signature song, God Bless America, was composed for her by Irving Berlin.