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JOHANNES EISELE/Getty Images Nik and Lijana Wallenda successfully completed their high-wire walk from 25 stories up in New York City's Times Square on Sunday. According to CNN's Theresa Waldrop, they traveled 1,300 feet from 1 Times Square to 2 Times Square…

In 2006, the illusionist and endurance performer David Blaine spent seven days submerged in a water-filled sphere at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. But alas, times are tougher these days for performers seeking city approval for such stunts. In 2013, Mr. Walle…

The northern hemisphere celebrated its summer solstice on June 21. For those living in the northern hemisphere, it is the longest day of the year. It also signals the end of spring and the beginning of summer. From Stonehenge stone circle to Macedonia t…

Photographs of tennis star Arthur Ashe stand in front of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond on Thursday as part of the exhibit Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality, scheduled to open Saturday.  (Photo: Steve Helber/AP) …

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NEW YORK (AP) Several dozen people stripped naked and got their bodies painted in New York’s Times Square as part of what was billed as a protest against “divisiveness.” The event Saturday was organized by body artist Andy Golub. He has staged similar nude T…

Somebody who gets paid a lot more than me decided it was a good idea to move the Jalopnik headquarters to the middle of Times Square in New York City, one of the busiest tourist destinations in the country. With this new opportunity landing in our laps, we to…

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(NEW YORK) — Cuba Gooding Jr. was arrested Thursday and charged with forcible touching after a woman accused him of groping her at a New York City night spot. Gooding, 51, was charged after turning himself in to investigators in the New York Police Departmen…