Broadcasting pioneer Barbara Walters may be stepping out of the spotlight but “I’m not walking into the sunset,” she assured “The View’s” audience Monday.

In a carefully planned and scripted adieu, Walters, 83, said she will bow out from television appearances starting next year while continuing as co-executive producer of the ABC morning show, which she helped create.

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The developers behind the Barclays Center will be holding a drive to support a sick retired member of New York's Finest.

Steve Bonano, who's the head of security at the Brooklyn arena, has a rare 9/11-related blood cancer, so Forest City Ratner will host a bone marrow drive at 345 Jay St. Tuesday and Wednesday.

Interested visitors can head to the location between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to... » more

Leaders from around the world expressed their condolences to Thatcher family.

President Barack Obama Here in America, many of us will never forget her standing shoulder to shoulder with President Reagan, reminding the world that we are not simply carried along by the currents of history -- we can shape them with moral conviction, unyielding courage and iron will.

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The city will put Bronx hotspots in the spotlight as part of a plan to get tourists to the outer boroughs.

Starting Wednesday, NYC & Company, the city's tourism wing, will promote the Grand Concourse, Melrose and Mott Haven communities as part of its Neighborhood x Neighborhood campaign.

George Fertitta, the CEO of NYC & Co, said that save for Yankee Stadium, tourists rarely... » more

Making a switch from her former stance, Hillary Clinton sofficially supported same-sex marriage for the first time Monday.

Now that she has left public office, the former secretary of state explained shebelieved "personally and as a matter of policy and law" that gay and lesbian couples should be able to marry,in a video posted by Human Rights Campaign.

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Back from health scare, Barbara Walters returned to her co-hosting gig on ABC's "The View" Monday.

Walters thanked her fans for their support and received a surprise visit from Mayor Michael Bloomberg who came to the set with flowers.

The 83-year-old TV icon told the audience of the talk show, who gave her a standing ovation, that she was feeling fine after she had a bout with... » more

A day after delivering the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) implied the government couldn't do anything to ward off the effects of global warming.

"We can pass a bunch of laws that will destroy our economy, but it isn't going to change the weather," Rubio said on "Fox and Friends" Wednesday.

Rubio also commented... » more