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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, the iconic religious leader who restored the church from a post-Soviet shell to an institution of privilege and power, died at his Moscow home Friday....

He has been called the most powerful person in Hollywood -- at least during Oscar season. Otto Spoerri, who for more than two decades dispensed the tickets and seated the...

The latest chapter of O.J. Simpson's legal travails comes to a close Friday when he is sentenced for leading a ragtag band of hangers-on in the robbery of two sports...

Odetta, the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voice to champion African-American music and civil rights issues for more than half a...

The child's name is Godknows, and his mother smiles softly when she explains the choice: Only God knows whether he will live or die. "I'm leaving everything in God's hands...

Reforms imposed five years ago to rein in the long work hours put in by doctors in training don't go far enough to reduce risks to patients and to the...

Served in pretty, hinged Mason jars, squat glass pots or ceramic ramekins, rillettes (pronounced ree-YEHT or rih-LEHTS) -- savory, toothsome meats or fish that have been braised or prepared as...

Tom Jones went into Lillie's Bordello looking for a drink and found a new career as a consulting songwriter. It was about four years ago, and the Welsh singer was...

If an actors strike really does come to pass, don't worry. You won't have to do without "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" or "Saturday Night Live." Even certain scripted...

Bombers targeting Iraqi and U.S. security forces cut a deadly swath across Iraq on Monday, killing as many as 36 people, including 15 cadets at a police academy in Baghdad....