Marie Osmond's troubled son was estranged from his father at the time of his death - and had even changed his name to remove all reference to his dad.

Reuters - French feminist Simone Veil, who survived the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and went on to become one of France's most popular politicians, joined the elite Academie Francaise Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A once-high-flying art dealer plans to admit swindling nearly $100 million from a star-studded clientele that included tennis great John McEnroe and the estate of actor Robert De Niro's father, the dealer's lawyer said Thursday....

Alec Baldwin has fuelled a war of words with an American journalist for reporting on an alleged spat with his 30 Rock co-star Tina Fey.

Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) called on Thursday for public comment on the proposed merger between cable operator Comcast Corp and broadcaster NBC Universal.