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A MAN appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday charged with the murders of four British solders in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast.

'... WE are poor little lambs who have lost our way / Baa, baa, baa!' In those lines from the opening sequence of the old TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep , one feels all that's heroic, heartwarming, harrowing and horrific in World War II.

Forty years after his death, two of Bruce Lee's siblings reminisce about their famous brother's life and a legacy that is inspiring a whole new generation of fighters.

I thoroughly enjoyed Elizabeth Morse's novel White Dog Fell from the Sky , published this year.

Guernica has just published a great interview with Ayana Mathis, who has just published her first novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie , to great popular and critical success.

Dan Brown, author of the best-selling "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Lost Symbol" books, has just released his latest title, and Staffordshire libraries are busy stocking book shelves for the predicted rush by borrowers.

While late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs never brought public attention to his philanthropic efforts, he and his family have been giving money away anonymously for more than 20 years.

An Apple 1 computer, the low-powered PC that started it all for the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs , co-founder Steve Wozniak and the then very new Apple Computers, is up for grabs on May 25.

Henry Cavill or David Gandy as Gideon Cross? Lionsgate Options 'Bared to You' with the Rest of Sylvia Day's 'Crossfire' Series [PHOTOS] Gideon Cross will eventually be seen in television via serial programming, or the big screen in a film trilogy.

President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times.

A judge has ruled against three Borders gift-card holders who wanted to file a class-action lawsuit over unredeemed balances, which have a combined worth of over two hundred and ten million dollars across nearly eighteen million cards.

It's Memorial Day weekend, which means it's time to plan your summer reading. Here are three technology-related books that I recommend.

One is Steve Jobs' 2005 address to Stanford's graduating class, where he famously used three stories to memorably define his life.

In this April 23, 2006 file photo, author Dan Brown talks about his court dealings surrounding his book "The Da Vinci Code" in Portsmouth, N.H. Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

Though he has built a career on his steely, iconoclastic worldview, Anthony Bourdain always follows one rule wherever he travels: Never reject a host's hospitality.

This is because the Bible has strictly commanded the Church to reject all forms of witchcraft and many Christians feel this should include the entire fantasy genre, from major movies down to the smallest fairy tale.

The final instalment of the hugely popular vampire franchise, based on Stephenie Meyer's novels, received a total of seven nominations for the ceremony, including Choice Romance Movie, Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie, Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Robert Pattinson and Taylor Stewart and Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Kristen Stewart.

Eben Alexander shouted and flailed as hospital orderlies tried to hold him in place.

Comedian Jerry Lewis poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Max Rose at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23, 2013.

On a recent trip to London, my 9-year-old, Violet, wanted to visit the places that composed what she referred to as "the real Harry Potter." It turns out there is a whole industry - bus tours , cab tours, boat tours - of visiting hallowed spots in London that are featured in the books and movies and devoted to pilgrims like her, and these pilgrims ... (more)