Last WWI veteran laid to rest in military funeral

2011-05-20 13:31:13

The last World War One combat veteran, British-born Claude Choules, who died aged 110, was laid to rest on Friday after a military funeral in the Australian port town of Fremantle.

Schwarzenegger puts acting career on hold

2011-05-20 13:01:22

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed his Hollywood comeback Thursday as he braced for what could be a costly divorce prompted by revelations that he had an affair and child with a housekeeper who worked for his family for 20 years.

Paralyzed man freely moves after getting implant

2011-05-20 09:54:38

After Rob Summers was paralyzed below the chest in a car accident in 2006, his doctors told him he would never stand again. They were wrong.

Lawyer: Gitmo prisoner who died was mentally ill

2011-05-20 09:31:08

A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who died in an apparent suicide had twice before tried to kill himself at the US base in Cuba and had a long-term mental illness that predated his time in custody, his lawyer said Thursday.

Family finds $45,000 in new home, then returns it

2011-05-20 09:09:47

When Josh Ferrin closed on his family's first home, he never thought he'd make the discovery of a lifetime - then give it back.

Sarah Palin's son weds high school sweetheart

2011-05-20 08:59:08

Track Palin, the oldest child of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has married. Palin, 22, recently married his high school sweetheart, 21-year-old Britta Hanson, People magazine reported Thursday.

Obama, in Arab outreach, shifts on Mideast peace

2011-05-20 07:26:29

US President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a key Palestinian demand on the borders of a future state with Israel as part of his vision for a Middle East peace deal.

Hollywood stars turn out for farewell Oprah show

2011-05-18 13:34:02

Oprah Winfrey neared the end of her quarter-century reign on national television on Tuesday night with a star-studded send-off.

Shriver: It's a 'painful and heartbreaking time'

2011-05-18 11:13:35

He's one of the most famous people on the planet, a two-term governor of California, a movie star and a former world champion bodybuilder with a profile so huge that just one name, Arnold, instantly identifies him to almost everyone.

US mulls White House aide Lipton for IMF No 2 job

2011-05-18 10:48:06

The United States is considering proposing White House adviser David Lipton to take over from John Lipsky as No. 2 at the International Monetary Fund, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

Schwarzenegger scorned over love child

2011-05-18 09:24:00

To fans, he was movie star tough guy the Terminator. Then he turned to politics and was affectionately dubbed the Governator. But after acknowledging that he fathered a child out of wedlock, Arnold Schwarzenegger was swiftly given a new name -- the Sperminator.