Topic: The Bronx

The books that took the Oscars

Oscar winners "Crazy Heart," "Precious," "The Blind Side," and "The Secret in their Eyes" all took their inspiration from books.

Warm up at colorful orchid and garden shows

Orchid and garden shows are a wonderful way to warm up during winter and enjoy some colorful floral beauty.

Mali moves music festival as tourism threatened by Al Qaeda threat

A string of attacks by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in and around Mali has hurt the tourism mecca of Timbuktu. The popular Mali Festival au Desert was moved closer to the city yesterday for safety.

What you need to know about the Stork Craft crib recall

With 2 million cribs in question, the Stork Craft crib recall affects all drop-side cribs built between Jan. 1993 and Oct. 2009

New York, terror trial capital of the US

New York's federal courts have seen many major terrorist trials since the early 1990s, several involving Al Qaeda-linked operatives.

Soupy Sales, slapstick pioneer

The pie-in-the-face comic Soupy Sales died in New York Thursday.

Glenn Beck goes home to face - what else? - controversy

His hometown is giving Beck the key to the city. Before that, his fans paid up to $500 to see and hear the conservative commentator at Safeco Field in Seattle. Did we mention that he has a new book out?

Terrorist plots uncovered in the US since 9/11

At least 21 plots to launch attacks on American soil have been thwarted. Here's a chronology.

Bomb plot: When should authorities have stepped in?

Two members of an alleged bomb-making operation with links to Al Qaeda, including a New York imam, were ordered held without bail Monday.

Obama: Sotomayor's confirmation "a great day for America."

With scant support for Sotomayor, did the GOP hurt itself?

Republicans need to attract more Hispanic voters. But just nine in the Senate approved the first Hispanic justice’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor gets committee nod for Supreme Court seat

But the Senate panel vote is nearly party-line, with just one Republican approving her nomination.

Sotomayor roundup: How Republicans will vote

Six GOP senators have announced their intentions ahead of Tuesday's Judiciary Committee vote on the Supreme Court nominee.

Let the Great World Spin

Colum McCann’s evocative new novel imagines how it felt to watch Philippe Petit from below.

Sotomayor on track to easy Supreme Court confirmation

At her confirmation hearings this week, any ideological slugfest was avoided as the nominee stayed low-key and judicial.

Review: 'Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg'

Affectionate portrayal of television pioneer Gertrude Berg shows how the talented powerhouse was a role model for a generation of women.

City bees are all the buzz

Beekeeping gains in the concrete jungle, despite some concerns.

Sotomayor opens by stressing fidelity to the law

She presented a compelling story of family struggle and had a few words of explanation to her harshest critics.

Watch a landscape evolve before your eyes – online

A new website provides a virtual view of a New York Botanical Garden installation being designed by landscaping surperstars Piet Oudolf and Jacqueline van der Kloet.

Sotomayor's influence: Latinas in the South Bronx follow her lead

Many Latinas hope that the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to America's highest court will replace negative Latina stereotypes with the diversity and depth that is at the heart of Puerto Rican culture.

Sotomayor a racist? Hardly, South Bronx says

But growing up in a 'minority-majority' neighborhood does shape one's view of the world, residents say.

Today's coverage: World reaction to Obama speech, and more

The marketing of Sonia Sotomayor

She hasn't ruled on hot-button issues, which puts her in a middle position - for now, anyway.

Sotomayor opponents in weak field position so far

Obama's high-court pick is no 'stealth candidate.' She has made some 450 judicial decisions. What's more, she has not been shy about expressing her opinions publicly.