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Paula Zahn

TV news reporter, anchor A graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, MO, Zahn began reporting for WFAA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Dallas. In 1979 she moved to San Diego to work for the CBS affiliate…

Best-Selling Books, 2006

Source: Publishers Weekly. Hardcover Fiction For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks…

Gail Collins

newspaper columnist, writerBorn: 11/25/1945Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Gail Gleason earned a BA in journalism from Marquette University in 1969, and an MA in government from the University of…

John Goodman

actorBorn: 6/20/1952Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri John Goodman's sizable frame won him a football scholarship and a stint as a bouncer while he pursued a stage career. In 1979 he made his debut…

2012 Grammy Awards

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2013. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list…

2006 Olympics: Figure Skating, Pairs

  Score1Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin, RUS204.482Dan Zhang & Hao Zhang, CHN189.733Hongbo Zhao & Xue Shen, CHN186.91 Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson…

Israel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) IsraelIsraelĭzˈrēəl, ĭzˈrāəl [key] [as understood by Hebrews,=he strives with God], according to the book of Genesis, name given to Jacob as eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, the…

Peggy Noonan

columnist, political writerBorn: 1950Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Working as a waitress, Noonan attended Fairleigh Dickinson University at night, earning a BA in English. Raised a Democrat, Noonan…

Thomas POSEY, Congress, LA (1750-1818)

Senate Years of Service: 1812-1813Party: Democratic RepublicanPOSEY, Thomas, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Fairfax County, Va., July 9, 1750; received a limited schooling; moved to the…