Morgan Freeman seriously injured in car crash
2008-08-05 13:26:56
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times.
Jolie-Pitt twins' pictures released at last
2008-08-04 10:48:34
After a frenzied bidding war, the first photo of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins has sold for a record US$14 million and has just been published online.
Paris Hilton's mom takes offense at McCain's humor
2008-08-04 09:25:57
Paris Hilton's mother doesn't share John McCain's sense of humor, which mocked Democrat Barack Obama with images of Paris and singer Britney Spears.
Person close to deal: Jolie-Pitt pix for US$14 mil
2008-08-02 10:42:29
Exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins fetched US$14 million, a person involved in the negotiations said, giving People magazine and a British tabloid joint rights to publish the most expensive celebrity pictures ever sold.
Man accused of killing, dismembering girlfriend
2008-08-01 16:28:56
Police on Thursday accused a Brazilian man of killing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend, taking pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffing her torso in a suitcase.
Thaksin's wife found guilty of tax evasion
2008-07-31 14:18:47
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison.
Obama, McCain duel over celebrity ad, attacks
2008-07-31 11:48:07
Obama said McCain was trying to scare voters with attacks on his character, as McCain's new ad labeling Obama more of a celebrity than a leader.
Arrest made in slaying of pregnant US soldier
2008-07-30 13:45:52
A Fort Bragg soldier was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday in the death of a pregnant colleague whose partially decomposed body was found in a motel bathtub more than a month ago, police said.
Eating titan devours 11-lb of chicken saute in 12 min
2008-07-28 10:40:43
A small but enthusiastic Singapore crowd got its first taste of professional eating as the sports' two titans - Takeru Kobayashi and Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut - made their debut in the city-state.
Apple CEO Jobs' life not in danger: report
2008-07-27 10:12:35
Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
At 97, New Orleans' jazz musician still humming along
2008-07-25 09:30:04
In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans night clubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos.
Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest
2008-07-21 15:22:50
A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.