The Ben Ali Chair for the Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions is organizing from May 7 to 10, 2007 a major international symposium on the theme: "Reason and Faith for a solidarity in the world".

Four students have been selected as the new co-chairs for next year's Sing Song, "World Tour."

Update your home's look with help from an expert. Designer Helena Peck takes your decor questions and discusses the latest edition of House Calls.

We hone our ninja skills with a localized build of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 for the PlayStation 2.

The Carnival of Healing is a weekly round-up of blogs across the Internet featuring information about healing, self empowerment, and spirituality. This week you'll find the 84th edition of the Carnival...

ASHTABULA - - Happy faces filled the Chalk Box Wednesday evening as Marine Staff Sgt. Michael Speelman received a giant "Welcome Back" card and wishes from his friends, family and staff there.A graduate o ...

CROWN POINT | At least a half dozen fliers saying "Vote for Dan, don't be dum" were posted Thursday night in the yard of Republican mayoral challenger Gayle Van Sessen.

Sandra and Ronald Regis of North Billerica are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Leigh Regis, to Lt. Christopher Steele, son of Bruce and Joyce Steele of Gainesville, Fla., and Marie and Larry Chamberlain of Citrus Heights, Calif.

Heavyweight Eddie Chambers of Philadelphia remained undefeated as he unanimously outpointed Dominick Guinn of Houston in their main event Friday night at the Palms Hotel and Casino.

In the "No gates in Oak Park" article of April 19 ( The Acorn ), the manner in which the reporter represented the issue of Regency/Chambord becoming gated communities was both embarrassing to me and offensive to Regency/Chambord owners.

IBM's System X line has an interesting newcomer, the x3250. The feature-packed, configurable server comes in at an extremely competitive price points and will surely turn some heads.

The Independent Foreign Fiction prize has its first winner from, and about, Africa. On Tuesday, at the National Portrait Gallery, the Angolan writer José Eduardo Agualusa collected the award for his sixth novel The Book of Chameleons, published by Arcadia. Agualusa, who now divides his time between the Angolan capital Luanda and Lisbon, receives £5,000, as does his translator from the Portuguese, ...

*Houston rapper Chamillionaire, who has never been one to toss around the B-word or F-bomb in his lyrics, has now added the N-word to a list of terms that he will not use on his upcoming album, Ultimate Victory.

Even for those people that aren't into Hip-Hop, its common knowledge that the most powerful man in it, is Jay-Z. Mr. Carter built his empire from the ground up, involving music, movies, clothing, etc. He literally turned his name into a brand, and left a blue print for all to follow.

Champagne group Thiénot has taken a major stake in Bordeaux négociant CVBG Dourthe-Kressmann.

France's reigning three-time world champion Sebastien Loeb was leading the Rally of Argentina here on Saturday after winning the first five specials of the day.

Rangers strolled to an easy 2-0 victory over champions Celtic to clinch second place in the Scottish Premier League at Ibrox on Saturday.

Defending Mega White Division soccer champion Monroe got a look at this year's top contender for the title Monday and Edsel Ford made a statement with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Trojans.

Area young people ages 8 to 17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to noon as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 307 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally near the Civil Air Patrol hangar at the La Crosse Airport.

O'FALLON, Mo.----Synergetics USA, Inc. announced today the first One Step Chandelier for Retina Surgery.

Forget the foyer and the dining room. That's where you'd expect to find a chandelier. How about in a walk-in closet, stainless steel kitchen or the bathroom?

COCO CHANEL will be brought back to life in two French films set to depict the life and times of France's most iconic female designer. According to Reuters , Marina Hands, who recently picked up a Cesar Award (France's equivalent of an Oscar), for her role in Lady Chatterley , will take the lead role.

Science had a rare victory over politics at this week's UN climate change conference, after a united call for action emerged despite fierce debate over how to best tackle global warming.

The worst effects of global warming can be blunted if average people make lifestyle changes that conserve energy and if the world's nations show the political will to address the problem, a panel of international scientists said Friday. The technology...

A columnist takes a look back and a look forward as she decamps for a new section of the paper.

FORMER Today show host Jessica Rowe has left Channel 9.

Miss Belinda G Dillon Principal of the Light and Life Foundation High School with student of the month (March) Chantal Clarke. Courageous, charismatic Chantal Clarke was born on April 23, 1993 to Sharon and Dexter Clarke.

'BEFORE Chantelle became an unlikely Big Brother product there was Jade Goody. And the unstoppable force and the unmovable object have collided with sensational results.

The fight for control of Scotland's parliament went down to the wire Friday after elections clouded by technical problems threw the country's most important ballot in a generation into chaos.

TEMECULA - Mariachi singers, reggaeton dancers and a former gang member dressed with a hairnet were all part of Chaparral High School's first celebration of Latino students.

Chapelle Community School in Ypsilanti is one of 34 schools across the country chosen at random to receive a $25,000 "computer makeover.'' And it's all thanks to a third-grader's aunt down in Florida.

LAS VEGAS -- In the brown corner, hailing from the barrios of East Los Angeles but now living in Puerto Rico and escorted by sombrero-wearing mariachis, the unquestioned, most popular fighter in the universe, "The Golden Boy," Oscar De La Hoya.

The opening weekend for ``Chaps'' at Kalamazoo's New Vic Theatre has been postponed because of a medical emergency for one of its lead actors, Wes Garman.

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When Henderson's Austin McCann Character Was Written Off 'Housewives,' He Turned to the Internet for Support

Spider-Man 3 brings in several new characters. Here's an introduction. And for you Spidey fans afraid of a spoiler, have no fear. There's actually not much in here that isn't already revealed in the film's trailer.

SMYRNA Officials confirmed Friday afternoon that a charcoal grill was the point of origin in Thursday's fire that destroyed an apartment building on Nissan Drive.

When buying Napa Valley Chardonnay, there's one geographic point to keep in mind: Carneros is way better than points north. Of the 69 Chardonnays we tasted, just 27 were from Carneros. Yet of the 16 we consider worthy of ratings of two stars or more,...

Actor John Schneider's personal 1969 Dodge Charger, painted to resemble the General Lee muscle car from The Dukes of Hazzard , sold Friday (May 4) on eBay Motors' Web site for $9,900,500. The vehicle was one of many used in the original TV series, and Scheider has had the car modified, including the installation of a 725-horsepower Hemi engine.

NELVIN CEPEDA / Union-Tribune From left, Drayton Florence, Clinton Hart and Quinton Jones model the new Chargers gear.