The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here'a a look at this year's contenders in the pop, rock, and Rhythm and Blues races. Eminem returned to the summit of the pop world in 2010. F...
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) speaks with Syria's President Bashar Assad, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, 25, Feb 2010 The presidents of Iran and Syria have rebuk...
Acclaimed jazz guitarist and singer is known for his tantalizing tribute albums. His latest tribute celebrates the music of legendary jazzman Duke Ellington. Doug Levine | Washington 27 February 2010 John Pizzarelli has a lot in common with Duke Elli...
A U.S. Marshal investigates a crime at an isolated asylum for the criminally insane; but not everything is what it seems to be at first in Shutter Island, the new film from acclaimed director Martin Scorcese. Leonardo DiCaprio and Sir Ben Kingsley co...
American Nordic Combined skier Billy DeMong has been chosen to carry the flag in the closing ceremonies for the U.S. Team Sunday at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The honor is just one of the amazing memories Demong will bring home from these Game...
MUSIC: Our World theme This week on Our World: The architecture of coral reefs ... challenges facing farmers in Haiti ... and how computers and mobile phones are making inroads in health care. CURIOSO: They didn't want a message that says 'it's time...
Canadian players wave to the crowd after they beat USA 2-0 to win the women's gold medal ice hockey game at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, 25 Feb. 2010 Canada Concludes Vancouver Olympics With Thrilling Ice Hockey Win Over US Canada's women's ice ho...
United States parallel giant slalom snowboarder Chris Klug has more than just a desire to win an Olympic medal in Vancouver. He also is spreading the word about the need for organ donors, as he himself is a transplant recipient. American Chris Klug i...
Most visitors to the Olympics come to enjoy the sporting events and take in the atmosphere. But a group of Washington D.C. students traveled to the Vancouver Winter Games to learn about sports marketing and management. Parke Brewer | Vancouver 26 Feb...
Student Anthony Banks says, My motto is if you look good, you do good and if you do good, good things happen. Dress the part, look the part and act the part February is Black History Month in the United States. The national observance pays tribute to...
Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco pays tribute to creator of Mickey Mouse, other cartoon stars Visitors to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco will not find any amusement rides. For those, they will have to go to Disney theme park...
In 1881, a 25-year-old former slave from Virginia used a $2,000 gift to open a one-room teacher-training school in one of the poorest rural counties in the southern state of Alabama. This man and his school, that began in a church basement, would bec...
Studies show that people are living longer and the population in much of the world is growing older. Other research shows physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, type two diabetes and some cancers. It also delays the onset of Alzheimer's...
As Greece embarks on tough economic reforms it is facing the prospect of deep social unrest, with tens of thousands of workers taking to the streets this week. The Greek debt crisis is spilling over to other European economies - and threatening inter...
Italian environmental officials are warning of an ecological disaster in Italy caused by an oil spill flowing down the Po River. They say water and bird species are at risk, as well as a fertile agricultural area. The say the oill spill has already c...
