Nik Wallenda Critics Are All Wet, Say Ratings
His no-danger, safety-harnessed walk on a long straight wire was good for 13 million viewers.
Biographies
Rodney King is the 19th Famous Person To Die in 2012
From sci-fi master Ray Bradbury to disco queen Donna Summer, it’s been an unpleasantly busy year for celebrity deaths.
How is James Brown Like Howard Hughes?
How a self-made man can make himself crazy.
Four Men, Five Stars: The Admirals Who Won the Sea in World War II
A new biography of four of the old salts who led the U.S. Navy into battle in the Big One.
Rodney King, L.A. Police Beating Victim, Dead at 47
Rodney King, the man whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles Police led to soul-searching, trials, and then riots, has drowned.
Francis Gary Powers Gets a Silver Star
Fifty years after being released from a Soviet prison, pilot Francis Gary Powers has been posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Nik Wallenda Pulls Off the Impossible: Makes Walk Over Niagara Falls Boring
You might think it would be impossible to take the thrill out of a wire walk across Niagara Falls, but Nik Wallenda managed the trick last night.
A Photo Gallery of Prometheus Concept Art
View photo galleries of concept art and behind-the-scenes shots from the new movie Prometheus.
Unlikely Birthday Twins: Anna Hazare and Waylon Jennings
Two outlaws were born on this day 75 years ago. Only one plays country music.
Happy Flag Day, (Parts of North) America!
Join two of the most living of our former presidents in saying happy birthday, to Old Glory. June 14th is Flag Day.