Sharon Leal (l), Beyonc e Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose It is 1962 in Detroit, Michigan. Amateur night at a local music hall where three black teenage girls who call themselves the "Dreamettes" make their public singing debut...

Pete Doherty and Damon Albarn are among a list of celebrities who have opposed government plans to upgrade Britain...

We looked at six systems. The most elegant and easiest to install is the $999 Sonos ZP80 system. The ZonePlayer connects to your Internet router. Put a second unit pretty much anywhere in the house and connect it to a stereo or to powered speakers...

By JOE GAROFOLI Sunday, January 21, 2007 Alexandra Pelosi doesn't like to say she's a "lapsed" Catholic...

More special effects in campaign ads. Corporate sponsored election officers, from Hooters. Oil, filter, lube while you wait (6-cylinders extra, plus recycling fee). House music at the polling station. No Republicans or Democrats...

BEIJING Beijing is urging people to take public transport to reduce the Chinese capital's traffic congestion during an upcoming gathering of African leaders, state media reported Saturday, part of a charm offensive to burnish China's image in Africa...

grew up in a cornfield in northwest Ohio where her multicultural family was something of a curious anomaly. She didn't like it very much...