Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.

Gallant is the genius absurdist of the 20th century. Conditions were overripe for absurdism. Born in Montreal, Gallant was ...

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81. Thomas started out as a ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows for British ...

Thomas the Tank Engine and his railway friends have innocently entertained generations of children. But now a psychologist claims that the make-believe adventures of the steam engines could leave ...

The legendary actress, 91, opted for a leather jacket layered over a white and black fair isle jumper. She teamed the look with black jeans, white slip trainers, and shielded her eyes from the ...

Judicial Conference rejects referral of Justice Thomas to DOJ Thomas amended financial disclosures after ProPublica reports Constitutional questions cited in decision against DOJ referral Judicial ...

Life and Fate is often called the War and Peace of the 20th century. The novel was written by Soviet-era writer and journalist Vasily Grossman, who witnessed the battle of Stalingrad in 1942-43.

The homeless woman torched to death at a Brooklyn subway stop has been identified as a 57-year-old woman from New Jersey, officials said Tuesday. Debrina Kawam of Toms River was set on fire as she ...

The end of a year is naturally a time for reflection, and it would be a sad thing if reflection couldn’t be turned into a set of unjustifiable and self-aggrandising claims. So here’s my ...

Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas suffered serious head and lung injuries after falling off a 15ft-high makeshift stage during a dance event at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. The stage collapsed due to ...