Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years
after Hattie McDaniel won the same honor for "Gone With the Wind" — the
first Academy Award ever given to a black performer.
Despite the snow — or maybe because of it — the number of Jersey Shore
vacationers who have locked in their summer rentals may actually be up,
say coastal real estate agents.
Mom's admonishments to eat your fruits and vegetables should still be
heeded, since a new study found that a diet high in fruits, vegetables
and healthful grains may be associated with higher ovarian cancer
survival rates.
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday
bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer
jazz festival in the Big Apple.
Just a few feet beyond the twisting border that separates the French
and Dutch sides of this Caribbean island, things start to change. And
the changes don't always sit well with visitors.
Investigations into whatever is lurking behind Toyota's crisis of
quality have put a spotlight on all that can go wrong with auto
electronics — the growing number of wires, sensors and computer chips
that have profoundly changed the automobile in the last decade.
Oprah Winfrey fans who think of the daytime television queen as a
friend aren't the only ones preparing for withdrawal when her show goes
off the air next year.
Missing his smile and aura of invincibility, Tiger Woods finally showed his face to a waiting world Friday and apologized again for cheating on his wife, without revealing the scope of his infidelity or when he will return to golf.
The color of the medal mattered, not the color of his skin.
All Shani Davis was thinking about was gold.
With a furious kick on the final lap Wednesday, Davis stuck his skate
across the line and won his second straight Olympic title in
1,000-meter speedskating,
Tina Tennyson loved to make raspberry
jam using the fresh fruit she bought at the farmers market in San Jose.
When she recently moved to Sacramento, she hit a stumbling block: the
local market didn't accept food stamps.
Days before the Winter Olympics, where he figures to shine as one of
the brightest U.S. stars, a call seeking comment from Shani Davis
receives this message:
While you're enjoying the Super Bowl, cellphone carriers are tripling
capacity near the stadium, GPS tracking systems will be monitoring VIPs
and more than 250 journalists will be devouring broadband.
The holiday decorations have been crammed back into the attic between the Halloween jack-o'-lanterns and Fourth of July bunting. The Champagne bottles from New Year's Eve are in the recycle bins and the Super Bowl frenzy has yet to peak. Sounds like a good time to grab a moment of your attention for our annual roundup of where to go this year.
A lawyer for
Michael Jackson's personal physician said Tuesday that the Houston-based doctor is in Los Angeles and prepared to surrender if authorities file charges against him in the pop star's death.