Wanted to become an architect, then a basketball player: Obama

Sitting in front of a mural of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, U.S. President Barack Obama visits Anacostia Library to participate in a live "virtual field trip" with middle school students in......

'Ready to withdraw Gandhi's items from auction'

A lifelong pacifist, James Otis,45, of Los Angeles California, who is the owner of Mahatma Gandhi's iconic steel-rimmed glasses, pocket-watch, sandals, and other assets and documents, which he has......

Top-earning dead celebrities

A nail in the casket is hardly the end for some stars. Instead, their work, as well as their iconic images, continues to appeal to fans who remember them, and to those born long after they died.......

Top-earning dead celebrities

They're famous across the globe. Their work is treasured by millions. And they're rolling in cash--they just can't spend any of it. The 13 members of our annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list......

Review: The Lorax is a delightful film

Preeti Arora feels The Lorx is surely going to bring a smile on the face of its audience. In 2010, Illumination Entertainment gave us Despicable Me, a film that deserves a place on our DVD shelves......

The Lorax may take a big bite of the US box office

Long, long ago, a greedy man called the Once-ler came upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Barba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. The entrepreneurship in him drove him......

Rio: The first big hit of 2011

The first big hit of 2011 has arrived. The 20th Century Fox's 3D animation Rio has grossed about $55 million over the weekend outside of America and Canada, where it opened on Friday. Fox released......

Harry Potter and the President!

The annual White House Easter Egg Roll has become an iconic cultural event in America. On the grassy green lawn at America's most famous address -- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- swarms of children......