Tornadoes rip through South, killing 44
Crews went door-to-door Wednesday searching debris for more victims of deadly tornadoes that ripped the roof off a shopping mall, pummeled mobile homes and blew apart warehouses as they tore across four states. At least 44 people were killed throughout the South.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Huckabee Barack Obama Hillary Clinton
2008-02-06
Obama hunts down Clinton as Super Tuesday looms
Democrat Barack Obama chased Hillary Clinton and John McCain tried to lock down the Republican nomination on a frenzied final weekend before 24-state "Super Tuesday," history's biggest-ever one-day White House nominating clash.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitt Romney Hillary Clinton Mike Huckabee Sally Field Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Vietnam War
2008-02-02
U.S. candidates race against Super Tuesday clock
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took their neck-and-neck battle to the U.S. West on Saturday while John McCain projected an air of inevitability about winning the Republican nomination ahead of crucial Super Tuesday voting.
Nations:U.S. Netherlands People:Hillary Clinton Mitt Romney Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-02
Victoria Beckham tops worst-dressed list
A decade after singling out the Spice Girls as fashion atrocities, Mr. Blackwell put just one of them -- Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham -- at the top of his 48th annual worst-dressed list.
People:Victoria Beckham Kelly Clarkson Lindsay Lohan Jessica Simpson Amy Winehouse Helen Mirren
2008-01-08
Reese Witherspoon tops list of most-liked celebs
Her latest movie "Rendition" flopped at box offices, but fans still love Reese Witherspoon.
People:Reese Witherspoon Nicole Richie Ryan Phillippe Lindsay Lohan Jake Gyllenhaal Paris Hilton
2008-01-04
Witherspoon is Hollywood's highest-paid actress
When Cameron Diaz signed on to lend her voice to Princess Fiona in 2001's animated fairy tale "Shrek," she earned a modest six figures for the work. But after the third installment of the Paramount/DreamWorks Animation franchise earned more than $320 million domestically, Diaz saw her paycheck balloon to more than $30 million, thanks to her generous share of the film's profits.
Nations:Australia People:Angelina Jolie Cameron Diaz Reese Witherspoon Baz Luhrmann Mike Nichols Daniel Craig
2007-11-30
Sexual misconduct plagues US schools
The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader's breast during recess. "I guess it was just lust of the flesh," he told his boss.
Nations:U.S.
2007-10-21
Witherspoon-Phillippe divorce is final
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe are officially single.
People:Ryan Phillippe Jake Gyllenhaal Reese Witherspoon Activities:Phillippe & Witherspoon
2007-10-10
Movies big and small play Toronto fest
For movie lovers, there is no better place to be over the next 10 days than the Toronto International Film Festival.
Nations:Poland People:Jeremy Podeswa David Cronenberg Stephen Dillane Paul Haggis Naomi Watts Jonathan Demme Activities:2007 Toronto Film Festival
2007-09-05
U.S. sweating from Midwest to East Coast
Much of the nation continued to sweat Tuesday under oppressive heat, made worse by high humidity, that stretched from the Midwest to the East Coast.
Nations:U.S.
2007-08-08
Recall concerns parents, toy companies
Wendy Schneider-Fisher is nervous about what toys to buy her children. "I'm less inclined to buy anything from China," said Schneider-Fisher, of New Albany, Ohio, who was heading into a local Toys "R" Us Thursday. "And I'm upset our government doesn't do more to stop it."
Nations:U.S. China People:Dick Durbin Bo Xilai
2007-08-02
TB case brings warning to air passengers
A man with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis ignored doctors' advice and took two trans-Atlantic flights, leading to the first U.S. government-ordered quarantine since 1963, health officials said Tuesday. The man, whom officials did not identify, is at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital in respiratory isolation.
Nations:U.S. Hungary Czech Republic South Africa
2007-05-29
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