It may not have been headliner news, but Richard Nixon once banned soup from being served at his state dinners. Here's the ...

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet ...

Once celebrated for its fiery spirits, the town of Maotai has reeled from a bad Chinese economy, changing tastes and a ...

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Nomma Zarubina, convicted of lying to the FBI, is the latest Russian woman accused of using her sexual wiles for spying ...

Facing a series of major delays and budget overruns, NASA is re-engineering its efforts to return American astronauts to the ...

Oscars love their biopics, and the best actor category proves it. Here's the best of the best from the past 25 years, including Will, Denzel and Leo.

The annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the United States to Europe due to ...

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Ashok Ogra ashokogra@gmail.com State banquets hosted for foreign dignitaries are about showing how seriously the relationship is taken. A state banquet is not judged by the number of dishes served or ...