
Nov 21 - By Associated Press
New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild. Complete Story...
Nov 10 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
PORTLAND, Ore. - At least two people were dead Tuesday after a shooting at an office park near Portland, NBC and AP reported.
Sep 6 - By Associated Press
A church that once housed a notorious New York City nightclub is expected to undergo a conversion.

Sep 6 - By Sarah Karush, Associated Press Writer
Frustrated with poor maintenance by the federal government, the group that built the Vietnam War memorial is aiming to improve its little corner of the National Mall by taking over lawn care for 13.5 acres marred by weeds, moss and brown spots.
Sep 3 - By Associated Press
The operating partnership of Macerich Co., a real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, and a private equity firm announced Thursday a joint venture in a Colorado mall.
Aug 25 - By Samantha Henry, Associated Press Writer
A small plane made an emergency landing in a mall's parking lot on Tuesday, stunning back-to-school shoppers, and the pilot and a passenger emerged with only minor injuries.
Aug 24 - By Associated Press
Shoppers are still "picky," according to one retail watcher, but stores' discounts are propelling merchandise for children and young adults as the back-to-school season nears its peak.
Aug 13 - By Associated Press
A 42-year-old woman who set herself on fire at a Miami shopping mall died less than a week after the shocking scene, police said.

Jul 23 - By Brian Westley, Associated Press Writers
Crumbling sidewalks near the Jefferson Memorial are sinking into the Tidal Basin. Reflecting pools are filled with green, smelly water. And millions of visitors have trampled the soil into virtual concrete where grass can't grow.
May 18 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A lawyer for the man accused of killing Dolla acknowledged that his client pulled the trigger Wednesday, but said he did it in self-defense.
Apr 29 - By Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer
The National Mall, known as America's "front yard" and stretching from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, is finally getting a recycling program.
Apr 8 - By Alonso Duralde, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Major studios like the idea of making dark-hearted, audacious comedies, but more often than not, these movies wind up going soft. The suits worry about alienating test audiences with “unlikable” characters, big stars don’t want to risk their fan base by taking things to an edgy place, and we generally wind up with films that start out with a bold concept but then water it down with life lessons and redemptions and general wishy-washiness.

Apr 7 - By Alonso Duralde, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Statistics tell us that there are 0.2 malls for every 1,000 people in the United States; that’s equivalent to the per-capita numbers for restaurants, which must mean that shopping has become as vital as eating to Americans.

Apr 5 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Amy Poehler's new show, was originally supposed to be a spinoff of NBC hit "The Office," but now the show stands alone. It's still shot in the same faux-documentary style, with "Office" alum Rashida Jones in the cast, and fans are hoping for more of that straightforward, non-laugh-track humor, just transported outside of Dunder-Mifflin Paper. (Premieres April 9, 8:30 p.m., NBC.)
Feb 26 - By Associated Press
Two heavily used swaths of New York City's Broadway will become pedestrian plazas in May to help reduce traffic and pollution.
Feb 10 - By Ashley M. Heher, AP Retail Writer
Something's amiss at the mall.

Jan 19 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
- To the headache of shepherding as many as 2 million people to and from Barack Obama’s inauguration as president Tuesday, add this complication:

Jan 14 - By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
The biggest crime of all in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is not the bank heist that goes down at a New Jersey mall on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. Rather, it's the egregious way in which Kevin James' innate likability goes to waste.
Dec 26 - By Associated Press
A new Internet shopping mall is opening in China next month that will take payments in the widely used China UnionPay Co. cards for Japanese products, company officials said Friday.
Dec 23 - By Associated Press
Montgomery County police say one person has been shot outside a Macy's department store at a suburban Washington shopping mall. A second person was hit by glass.

Dec 22 - By Ian James, Associated Press Writer
President Hugo Chavez says he was heading through downtown Caracas when he was shocked by the sight of a huge, nearly finished shopping mall amid the high-rise offices and apartments.
Dec 21 - By Ian James, Associated Press Writer
President Hugo Chavez ordered construction halted on a major shopping mall in Caracas on Sunday, saying the government will expropriate the unfinished building.

Dec 13 - By Laura T. Coffey, msnbc.com contributing editor
You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus has abs of steel.
Dec 11 - By Associated Press
The largest mall in the Philippines and third biggest in the world opened in Manila on Friday, following completion of a six-floor expansion, amid hopes that domestic spending will cushion the effects of a global economic slowdown.

Dec 4 - By Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer
In a change from tradition, the entire length of the National Mall will be open to the public during the upcoming presidential inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee announced Thursday.