Felecia Wintons Taylor didn't set out to be a trailblazer, but that's what she did when she opened Books for Thought in 1992. ...more

November 19, 2009

Actor Patrick Swayze has checked himself into the hospital for observation after contracting pneumonia, A&E president Abbe Raven announced at a meeting of the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles on Friday. ...more

January 9, 2009

Sherrie St. James-Bastien is organizing a treasure hunt of sorts to mark the one-year anniversary of her father's death in November, and to benefit the organization she said helped ease his passing. ...more

September 10, 2008

Sherrie St. James-Bastien is organizing a treasure hunt of sorts to mark the one-year anniversary of her father's death in November, and to benefit the organization she said helped ease his passing. ...more

September 10, 2008

The House, in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, approved a sweeping surveillance law Friday that extends the government's eavesdropping capability and effectively shields telecommunications companies from being sued for cooperating with the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. ...more

June 21, 2008

After a yearlong battle over U.S. wiretapping laws, House and Senate leaders announced a compromise Thursday on legislation to expand the government's eavesdropping authorities and protect telephone companies that cooperate from being sued. ...more

June 20, 2008

Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, whose elegant pantsuits redefined how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening. He was 71. ...more

June 2, 2008

After Spain claimed ownership of a sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million this week, the Tampa company that recovered the loot has fired back, saying the rightful owner is a mystery and that it's entitled to a share of the find. ...more

May 10, 2008

For many who lived through Vermont's not-so-civil debate over civil unions, the memories remain painfully fresh: hate mail, threatening telephone messages, tense public meetings. ...more

January 14, 2008

Luciano Pavarotti left half his estate to his second wife and half to his four daughters, including three from his first marriage, an attorney said Tuesday. ...more

September 19, 2007