David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of 1970s glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter,

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.

In the 1970s, he and the transgressive Dolls were proto-punk pioneers. He later refashioned himself as the pompadoured lounge lizard Buster Poindexter.

The New York Times is asking a federal judge to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s defamation suit against the paper for its role in publishing a bombshell report that ignited his legal battle with Blake Lively.

The New York Times seeks dismissal of Justin Baldoni's $250 million defamation lawsuit, asserting it reported on Blake Lively's allegations responsibly.

The New York Times moved Friday to dismiss Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios' defamation lawsuit over its article that began the legal battle between the actor-director and his "It Ends With Us" co-star,

Many of New York's striking prison guards are returning to their jobs Saturday after the state told them to accept a mediator's offer or face termination. Prison strike expected to end SaturdayGov. Kathy Hochul announced late Thursday night a tentative agreement had been reached to end the strike.