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Known as 'The King of Cocaine,' Colombian drug lord and trafficker Pablo Escobar supplied more than 80% of cocaine to the United States, becoming the wealthiest criminal in history with an estimated worth of US $30 billion by the 1990s. Look back at the rise and fall of the notorious kingpin in these incredible photos.
Who knew a size 6 is considered 'plus size'? According to the modeling industry, fit, slender models like Stefania Ferrario are branded a 'plus,' even though they're smaller than average U.S. women. As Dita Von Teese's new lingerie 'It' girl, see how Stefania is working to rid the industry of these toxic labels ...
Award-winning photojournalist Donna De Cesare explores the effects of decade-long civil wars and gang violence on the lives of youths in Central America in confronting photography spanning across 30 years.
In its 90 year history, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has survived two World Wars, Hurricane Sandy and even went ahead six days after President Kennedy was assassinated. In the words of the Kennedy family during those darkest days: The show must go on.
Where dreams are made of? All New Yorkers know it can be really hard to make it in the city that never sleeps. From overcrowded subways to tiny apartments, check out the daily struggles of New York City natives in hilarious Instagram photos.
The twisted murders by Ed Gein were so disturbing, they inspired the most iconic horror movies of all time, including 'Psycho,' 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' An American killer and body snatcher, Gein would fashion just about anything out of the skin of his victims and the bodies he exhumed from local graveyards.
In the wake of the Oakland Ghost Ship Warehouse fire which claimed at least 36 lives, the Daily News take a look back at the country's deadliest nightclub fires in history.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, see his poignant quotes about the African-American Civil Rights Movement still resonate today.
Phil Spector was once one of Hollywood's biggest music producers before becoming a convicted murderer. Spector worked with the likes of Tina Turner, John Lennon and The Ronettes during his heyday, but it wasn't until he reached the age of 67 that the then-forgotten music legend found himself making headlines again -- indicted in the murder of a struggling actress who tragically became famous in her death.
45 years ago, a four day uprising of over 1,000 prison inmates led to the worst prison riot in U.S. history at Attica Correctional Facility. On Sept. 9, 1971, inmates took 42 staff officers and employees hostage as they demanded basic sanitation needs and an end to alleged racially motivated abuse.