Paris is supposed to be wonderful this time of year. The Caribbean, too. But Moscow? “No sunshine but still beautiful,” Nets point guard Deron Williams posted on Twitter this week. Williams and wife Amy posted pictures of themselves at Red Square as the offseason’s most intriguing vacation continued in...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio residents who bought shoes by Skechers and thought it would help them shed some pounds are getting a refund. The state is part of a $45 million settlement announced Wednesday that resolves claims that Skechers overstated weight-loss benefits while advertising its rocker-bottom athletic shoes. The settlement is...

RAMEY/JIM RUYMEN, NEWSPIXRobert F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Mary Richards Kennedy in 2004. Mary Kennedy, the former wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead in her home today, the town of Bedford police department confirmed. Mary Kennedy, 52, who was married to RFK Jr. for 16 years...

A cargo handler at Kennedy Airport was busted yesterday for stealing from packages meant for US troops and their families overseas, sources said. Terrance A. Ralph, 41, of Brooklyn, was arrested wearing a $100 watch, a $300 bracelet and a $150 cell phone he’d stolen from the packages, said...

New York has the Spreadsheet Dater -- and now Philadelphia sports its own Survey Lover! A single Philly man, who dates via OKCupid.com, asked at least one lucky lady to complete a consumer- satisfaction-like questionnaire, rating his hair, clothes body parts, manners, personality and psychology, according to Deadspin.com...

APMitt Romney hands out an autographed campaign button RALEIGH, NC -- Mitt Romney has opened up a significant lead over President Obama in North Carolina, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The Rasmussen Reports telephone survey showed the presumptive GOP nominee leading the president 51 percent to 43 percent...

Heads are rolling at the Port Authority Police Department in the wake of an exam cheating scandal involving the highest-ranking cop in the Internal Affairs bureau, The Post has learned. Three of the top cops at the PA -- including a deputy chief -- were forced to retire today because...

WASHINGTON — Commercial air travel is at risk from terrorists who quietly get jobs at airports so that they can attack from within sensitive areas, a senior Homeland Security Department official told lawmakers Wednesday. There has never been such an instance, but a security supervisor at Newark Liberty Airport is facing...

A Manhattan judge nearly doubled the bail on the career con charged with raping a drunken, woman in a West Village stairwell. Clear sidewalk surveillance video of the attack has turned up supporting the case against accused sex fiend Ivan Ramos, prosecutors said in arguing successfully that bail be hiked...

Growing demand for rental apartments in South Florida is spurring major developers to oblige with new construction projects.

Between January and March, an estimated 23.4 million people came to Florida, according to Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing corporation. That’s a 2.4 percent increase over the same time last year.

Private health insurance for a family of four costs more here than in New York and Chicago, according to a new study.

Museum hopping is more affordable than ever this May.

The University of Miami has received a $7.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for health disparities research over the next five years for its El Centro project, the university announced Tuesday.

Yahoo’s CEO learned the hard way: Lying on your résumé can get you fired. Experts share résumé do’s and don’ts for putting yourself in the best light.

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement went into effect Tuesday. A Miami event organized by Colombia’s Proexport agency marked the historic day.

Miami-Dade County’s Sustainability, Planning, and Economic Enhancement Department will hold a free workshop that will outline the steps required to open a business in the county. The workshop will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, at the Miami-Dade County Permitting and Inspection Center, 11805 S.W. 26th St., Second floor conference rooms I and J, in Miami.

Carnival Corp. held groundbreaking ceremonies for a new $65 million cruise center in the Dominican Republic on Monday.

The traditional holiday door decoration of pine boughs and red ribbon is getting some competition from the elegant, succulent wreath these days.

It takes mental discipline, organizational skill and a lot more to pull off successful home-based employment

Don’t segregate your edible plants, shrubs and fruit trees; they can be creative and appealing additions to the garden

Forceful spray should wash away those that feed on and damage the foliage

Unlike tulips, many varieties will naturalize and return each year

What’s fun for kids can frazzle nerves of four-legged set

Voracious varmints can turn a bounteous garden into a harvest horror story

Plants will return each year and multiply, as they naturalize in San Diego’s mild climate

A Valley Center landmark known as the “Betty Crocker Estate” will be open to the public for tours on Oct. 24.

"Hot in Herre" heavily sampled Brown's "Bustin' Loose."

The game is over for Tia Mowry: The star of the hit BET series "The Game" won't appear in the show's sixth season.

The Regional Arts Commission announced today it has awarded $2.9 million in grants, an increase of 6.7 percent. The money will fund 186 nonprofit dance, theater, music and literary organizations.

STONE TURNED: Dittmer, Mo.'s Megan Stone, a contestant from this season’s reality show, "The Biggest Loser," is scheduled to be at the St. Louis Area Foodbank tomorrow to help distribute 5,000 poun…

The event will include contests for Best Sneaker Collection, Best Sneaker, Oldest Sneaker and more.

Tornadoes battered their school and homes, and spring break was spent cleaning up. Henryville has only begun to rebuild, but for one night, its high school students will get to put aside their worr…

Congratulations to St. Louis super-blogger Darryl Frierson.

Dominant CBS shuffled its schedule for the fall on Wednesday, giving Ashton Kutcher and Simon Baker new nights and adding four new series.

The drummer for the band OneRepublic was arrested in Denver after his girlfriend said he grabbed her head and threw her down during a fight.

Facebook insiders are cashing out, setting plans to sell an extra $3 billion in stock. Goldman Sachs and Tiger Global will now sell 50% of their stakes.

Skechers will pay $50 million to resolve allegations it made unfounded claims that its "toning shoes" would help consumers tone muscles and lose weight.

General Electric is again able to take cash out of its hulking finance arm in the form of a $475 million quarterly dividend.

BHP Billiton backed away from ambitious spending plans that would have led the company to invest around $80 billion on new projects in the next five years.

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman has been racking up shareholder support in his effort to install new board members and replace the management team at Canadian Pacific Railway.

Deere is speeding its production expansion, brushing aside concerns that the market for its farm tractors and combines has peaked, and offered an improved outlook for the global farm economy.

China's biggest Interest companies are posting mixed results despite the addition of millions of new users each year, pressured by tougher government content restrictions, higher costs and the shift to mobile devices.

Turner Broadcasting told advertisers at the annual "upfront" presentation that it plans to add 14 new original shows to its TNT and TBS cable networks. They include a remake of "Dallas," with Larry Hagman reprising his role as J.R. Ewing.

Time Warner Cable said it will resume live streaming of some Viacom-owned TV channels to customers' iPads following a legal settlement with Viacom.