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In truth, Rachel Weisz was "just being rather stubborn." She had just spent months in the darkest depths of drama, shooting "The Constant Gardener" and "The Fountain." It was time,...

The third time was the charm for Gary Locke, a former governor of Washington state who was tapped as commerce secretary after President Barack Obama's first two choices pulled out....

Threats against the nation's judges and prosecutors have sharply increased, prompting hundreds to get round-the-clock protection from armed U.S. marshals. Many federal judges are altering their routes to work, installing...

Rethinking the 'Jon & Kate' title Recent gossip and a pesky paparazzi ambush have detonated a marital-woe bomb in the world of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the TLC reality...

Under intense fire from the right, former Secretary of State Colin Powell is preparing to answer his Republican critics this weekend in a television appearance that is likely to add...

Joan Alexander, a leading radio actress of the 1940s best known for playing Lois Lane, the ace reporter who was constantly being rescued from peril by Superman, died Thursday at...

If your channel surfing abruptly halts because of a sudden desire to get the inside dirt on the Baldwin brothers or the latest Hollywood crime spree, you've likely stumbled upon...

Nicholas Maw, a British composer who bucked the fads of modern classical music to return to more traditional melody and who brought William Styron's wrenching novel "Sophie's Choice" to the...

If you are cooking pasta for one, here is the amount to use, according to The National Pasta Association: Use about 1/2 cup dry pasta, or measure a 1/2-inch-diameter sheaf...

William Passmore, 77, a thoroughbred racing jockey who was a fixture on the Maryland and Delaware circuit for more than 30 years and later became a racing official, died May...