http://www.mail.com/people/12444-oprah-winfrey.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12444-oprah-winfrey.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070954-reality-tvs-stars-small-businesses.html NEW YORK (AP) — There's no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television shows such as "Pawn Stars," ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" and "Duck Dynasty." Turning small business owners into stars has become a winning form... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:12:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070954-reality-tvs-stars-small-businesses.html 2013-05-08T15:12:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070518-guide-to-nj-gov-christies-weight-loss-surgery.html New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2016, said Tuesday that he underwent a procedure in February to have a band implanted around his stomach in February in an effort to lose weight. A look at the procedure, his decision, and what it might mean: THE SURGERY... Wed, 08 May 2013 06:49:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070518-guide-to-nj-gov-christies-weight-loss-surgery.html 2013-05-08T06:49:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068128-bit-slimmer-christie-weight-loss-surgery.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surgery, a major new step by the potential Republican presidential contender to address both his health and a political vulnerability. The stakes are high for Christie, with medical pr... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:52:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068128-bit-slimmer-christie-weight-loss-surgery.html 2013-05-07T22:52:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2044298-usada-chief-armstrong-evidence-uci.html PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body in his doping. Travis Tygart appeared at a French government hearing in Paris on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the fight against doping. After the USADA'S scathing report on systemat... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:45:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2044298-usada-chief-armstrong-evidence-uci.html 2013-04-25T22:45:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2030696-rush-jams-rock-roll-hall-fame.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rush fans can relax. The band is now officially in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Canadian rockers were welcomed into the musical fraternity at Thursday's 28th annual induction ceremony by the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins. At the beginning of the Nokia Theatre event, the audience was already administering a standing ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:37:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2030696-rush-jams-rock-roll-hall-fame.html 2013-04-19T20:37:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028176-lance-armstrong-manager-hails-cyclings-new-era.html LONDON (AP) — Lance Armstrong's former team manager believes cycling has entered a new era after months of controversy, much of it provoked by the disgraced former seven-time Tour de France winner. In his first website posting since August, when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency alleged massive doping by Armstrong's Tour de France teams, Johan Bruyneel wrote on... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:25:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028176-lance-armstrong-manager-hails-cyclings-new-era.html 2013-04-18T14:25:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2002246-final-four-its-louisville-guys.html ATLANTA (AP) — Tip-off time is nearing. Time to see if Louisville can live up to the hype or one of those other guys can turn the Final Four into their party. The Cardinals are not only the favorites to win the national championship, they've become sentimental favorites, as well, after rallying around Kevin Ware, the guard whose compound leg fracture in l... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:37:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2002246-final-four-its-louisville-guys.html 2013-04-06T07:37:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999870-hillary-clinton-headlines-ny-womens-conference.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a rousing speech Friday about improving the future of women across the globe, gave no hint of plans for her own future. But that didn't mean everyone in the audience wasn't thinking about it. "Of course, the big question now about Hillary is what's next," quipped Tina Brown, editor of Newsweek and the Daily Beast... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:38:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999870-hillary-clinton-headlines-ny-womens-conference.html 2013-04-05T23:38:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2001562-ware-big-bad-louisville-peoples-choice.html ATLANTA (AP) — Louisville already had the bigger names, the better team and some unfinished business after coming up short in last year's Final Four. All Wichita State had was the cute-and-cuddly underdog angle. Now the Shockers don't even have that. Kevin Ware is everybody's favorite player since he broke his leg in gruesome fashion last weekend yet summ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2001562-ware-big-bad-louisville-peoples-choice.html 2013-04-05T21:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999712-jolie-pays-tribute-to-pakistani-girl-conference.html NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie paid glowing tribute on Thursday to the Pakistani teenager who was shot by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education, telling the girl's story to a high-profile women's conference and committing $200,000 to a new fund to promote her cause. Jolie also introduced Malala Yousafzai, 15, to the crowd at the Women in the Wor... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:45:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999712-jolie-pays-tribute-to-pakistani-girl-conference.html 2013-04-05T04:45:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998244-lance-armstrong-drops-swimming-event.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong's doping past got him kicked out of the pool. Armstrong was forced to withdraw Thursday from the Masters South Central Zone Championships this weekend after swimming's international federation raised objections to his participation. Armstrong has been banned for life from sanctioned Olympic sport competition by the U.S... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:23:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998244-lance-armstrong-drops-swimming-event.html 2013-04-04T20:23:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1930670-lance-armstrong-lose-legion-honor-medal.html PARIS (AP) — Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials said they will open an inquiry following his admission that he doped during his Tour de France wins. Armstrong was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur in 2005 in recognition of his seven consecutive Tour victories. The American admitted to d... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:04:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1930670-lance-armstrong-lose-legion-honor-medal.html 2013-03-04T18:04:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1921504-livestrong-foundation-charts-post-armstrong-course.html CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization will persevere in the wake of the cyclist's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs. "I am on safe ground to say that the past year did not go as planned," Livestrong's executive vice ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:25:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1921504-livestrong-foundation-charts-post-armstrong-course.html 2013-02-28T23:25:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1907458-winfrey-beasts-actress-honored-essence-lunch.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis toted a plush, dog-shaped purse with jeweled handles as she rubbed shoulders with Oprah Winfrey and Alfre Woodard. The star of best-picture contender "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was among the honorees Thursday at Essence magazine's sixth annual Black Women in Hollywood awards lun... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:46:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1907458-winfrey-beasts-actress-honored-essence-lunch.html 2013-02-22T16:46:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1907450-usada-lobbied-doj-to-join-lawsuit.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency lobbied Attorney General Eric Holder for the Justice Department to join a whistle-blower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on the same day the cyclist confessed in an interview to performance-enhancing drug use. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart wrote Holder on Jan. 14, urging him to join the ci... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:52:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1907450-usada-lobbied-doj-to-join-lawsuit.html 2013-02-22T04:52:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1904762-lou-myers-mr-gaines-a-world-dies.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television series "A Different World," has died. Tonia McDonald of Myers' nonprofit, Global Business Incubation Inc., said Myers died Tuesday night at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia. She said he was 76. McDonald said Wednesday th... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:54:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1904762-lou-myers-mr-gaines-a-world-dies.html 2013-02-21T01:54:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1904442-for-better-worse-moves-tbs-to.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's cable channel says it will be the new home of the sitcom "For Better or Worse." Tyler Perry's comedy series will move from TBS to OWN for its third season, starting this fall. OWN announced Wednesday that it's also getting rerun rights for the show's first two years. "For Better or Worse" is about three couples dealing w... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:42:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1904442-for-better-worse-moves-tbs-to.html 2013-02-20T22:42:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1903038-armstrong-wont-interview-with-usada.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong will not do a tell-all interview under oath with the agency that exposed his performance-enhancing drug use and took his seven Tour de France titles. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency had told Armstrong he would have to reveal all knows about doping in cycling — a process officials expected would take several days — if he wa... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:33:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1903038-armstrong-wont-interview-with-usada.html 2013-02-20T20:33:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1897198-tyson-holyfield-meet.html CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield stood toe to toe again, only this time there were hugs and smiles — and no bites to the ear. The ill will that marked the former champions' rivalry was nowhere in sight. Instead, they were like old friends meeting in a supermarket, which is exactly what they did on Saturday. They were at a Jewel-Osco on Chic... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:12:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1897198-tyson-holyfield-meet.html 2013-02-17T02:12:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1896194-obama-heads-to-florida-weekend-with-boys.html PALM CITY, Fla. (AP) — Faced with a long weekend in an empty White House, President Barack Obama figured he needed a getaway, too, so he put together a golf outing with some buddies. Not at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland or at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, two Washington-area military posts where he's a regular on their courses. Instead, he went south, to Flo... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:16:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1896194-obama-heads-to-florida-weekend-with-boys.html 2013-02-16T23:16:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1888320-supreme-court-notebook-sitting-speech.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage across town and held forth about why, for the 16th consecutive year, he would not be joining them for the State of the Union. He doesn't go when a Democrat is president. He stays away when the president is Republican. "It has turned into a childish... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1888320-supreme-court-notebook-sitting-speech.html 2013-02-13T06:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1888242-beyonce-hopes-documentary-inspires-blue-ivy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce is hoping that her ultra-revealing documentary will someday provide inspiration for Blue Ivy, the year-old daughter she and husband Jay-Z have. "I hope that she will see all of the beautiful times (and) all the tough times that led up to her being here," the singer said Tuesday night at the New York premiere of her upcoming HBO doc... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1888242-beyonce-hopes-documentary-inspires-blue-ivy.html 2013-02-13T06:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1875322-armstrong-sued-12-bonus.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Dallas promotions company sued Lance Armstrong on Thursday, demanding he repay $12 million in bonuses and fees it paid him for winning the Tour de France. SCA Promotions had tried in a 2005 legal dispute over the bonuses to prove Armstrong cheated to win before it ultimately settled and paid him. Armstrong recently acknowledged usin... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1875322-armstrong-sued-12-bonus.html 2013-02-07T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1874994-judge-judy-ruling-daytime-tv.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sixteen years into her career as television's chief justice, Judy Sheindlin is as comfortable in her role as the nation appears to be with her. "Judge Judy" is such a familiar part of daytime TV that now, in the post-Oprah Winfrey syndication world, it's easy to overlook how dominant it is. The show averaged 10.1 million viewers each day d... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1874994-judge-judy-ruling-daytime-tv.html 2013-02-07T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1866120-drama-super-ads-epic.html NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl ads this year morphed into mini soap operas. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson shrugged off aliens so he could get more milk for his kids in a Super Bowl spot for the Milk Processor Education Program. Anheuser-Busch's commercial told the story of a Clydesdale colt growing up and returning to his owner for a heartfelt hug years later. An... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1866120-drama-super-ads-epic.html 2013-02-04T15:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866502-glance-10-super-bowl-ads-that-stood.html In a nail biter, the Baltimore Ravens topped the San Francisco 49ers during the Super Bowl XLVII, during which a half-hour long blackout added to the drama. But in between plays there were 10 ads that stood out. Here are the ads that will be the buzz around the water cooler — and on social media sites — on Monday. 1. Chrysler's two-minute spot during half... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866502-glance-10-super-bowl-ads-that-stood.html 2013-02-04T03:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1866240-films-super-bowl-super-stage.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl resembled a trip to the movie theater with several potential summer blockbusters airing new ads. Three film trailers aired through the first half and halftime and several others were broadcast during the lengthy pre-game show. While ad rates for the Super Bowl are notoriously expensive — $4 million for 30 seconds during S... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1866240-films-super-bowl-super-stage.html 2013-02-04T01:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863704-angelou-celebrates-black-history-with-oprah.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what "lining out," call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like. That teaching moment is one of many during... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863704-angelou-celebrates-black-history-with-oprah.html 2013-02-02T07:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1861254-hawaii-lawmakers-propose-shielding-celeb-privacy.html HONOLULU (AP) — More than two-thirds of Hawaii's state senators have signed onto a bill to protect celebrities from paparazzi, giving them power to sue over unwanted beach photos and other snapshots on the islands. The bill's author says he's pushing the law at the request of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, the former "American Idol" judge who recentl... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1861254-hawaii-lawmakers-propose-shielding-celeb-privacy.html 2013-02-01T22:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855514-blackberry-wont-released-us-until-march.html NEW YORK (AP) — Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled new, versatile BlackBerrys after excruciating delays allowed Apple, Samsung and others to build commanding leads in an industry that is redefining society. But the first phone won't come out in the United States until March, and one with a physical keyboard will take at least a month longer. The stock fell ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855514-blackberry-wont-released-us-until-march.html 2013-01-30T22:45:00Z