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/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12444-oprah-winfrey.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761778-nj-gov-christie-weight-bar-to-presidency.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he is "more than a little" overweight — but fit enough to be in the White House. The Republican governor was asked about his weight problem during an interview with Barbara Walters for her "10 Most Fascinating People" special Wednesday night on ABC. Walters told the governor some people say he is to... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761778-nj-gov-christie-weight-bar-to-presidency.html 2012-12-12T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1750122-alicia-raises-29m-gala-honors-winfrey.html NEW YORK (AP) — During the auction portion of Alicia Keys' Black Ball Redux, one man was ready to jump his bid from $100,000 to $250,000 for a trip to South Africa — if Keys would join him and his friends. "I'll go for a little more," Keys said Thursday night at the Apollo Theater, where her charity's annual gala was held. The man — pharmaceutical billion... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1750122-alicia-raises-29m-gala-honors-winfrey.html 2012-12-07T14:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750256-populist-emerges-romanias-bitter-election.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Media tycoon Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce, looks like a used car salesman in his shiny mauve jacket, promises to create thousands of jobs and has emerged as a key player in Romania's bitterly contested parliamentary election. The owner of two television stations, Diaconescu's populist party is running third in Sunday... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750256-populist-emerges-romanias-bitter-election.html 2012-12-07T07:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1745002-winfrey-picks-mathis-debut-novel-book-club.html NEW YORK (AP) — Add another book for possible holiday gifts: Oprah Winfrey's latest 2.0 selection. Winfrey announced Wednesday that she has chosen Ayana Mathis' debut novel, "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie," for her book club. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf moved up publication from early next year to this week, and an author interview will be aired Feb. 3 on the... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1745002-winfrey-picks-mathis-debut-novel-book-club.html 2012-12-05T19:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742568-obamas-2nd-inaugural-afterthought.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the country's first black president taking the oath of office. Now, as Obama prepares for his second-term kickoff, the capital is pre-occupied with a looming economic crisis, exit from war and a res... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742568-obamas-2nd-inaugural-afterthought.html 2012-12-04T18:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1742402-data-physical-book-chronicles-virtual.html NEW YORK (AP) — We question. We research. We catalog. We quantify. We aggregate, calculate, communicate, analyze, extrapolate and conclude. And eventually, if we're fortunate and thoughtful, we understand. These are the contours of the society that has taken shape in the past generation with the rise of an unstoppable, invisible force that changes human l... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1742402-data-physical-book-chronicles-virtual.html 2012-12-04T15:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729188-sandy-schedules-black-ball-dec-6.html NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy won't stop Alicia Keys from staging her annual Black Ball. The singer said Wednesday the New York event will now be held Dec. 6. The fundraising gala for Keys' charity, Keep a Child Alive, was originally set for Nov. 1. Black Ball REDUX will take place at Harlem's historic Apollo Theater. Honorees Oprah Winfrey and Benines... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729188-sandy-schedules-black-ball-dec-6.html 2012-11-28T18:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708920-night-upsets-irish-tide-rise-football.html Coming into Saturday, Oregon and Kansas State had the inside track to college football's national championship and the Southeastern Conference's run of six straight BCS titles was in jeopardy. Then No. 2 K-State got thumped 52-24 by unranked Baylor and top-ranked Oregon fell in overtime to No. 14 Stanford, 17-14. Now the SEC is alive and well. And how's t... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708920-night-upsets-irish-tide-rise-football.html 2012-11-18T05:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1671496-winfrey-huffington-launch-huffpost.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the most powerful women in media — Oprah Winfrey and Arianna Huffington — are joining forces. The two on Thursday launched "HuffPost OWN," a new section on the Huffington Post website that will feature material from the Oprah Winfrey Network and Oprah.com. The new online destination will focus on lifestyle advice and personal inspir... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1671496-winfrey-huffington-launch-huffpost.html 2012-11-01T16:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1668896-broadway-lights-up-post-sandy-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city still wracked by power-outages and a suspended subway system. Though some Broadway shows, including Disney's "Mary Poppins" and "The Lion King" remained dark Wednesday night, the curtain was to... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1668896-broadway-lights-up-post-sandy-nyc.html 2012-11-01T15:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1663464-european-fashion-buyers-to-nigeria.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A model struts the runway wearing a flowing newspaper print gown in this African megacity where international high-end fashion buyers are looking beyond the country's bleak headlines to uncover the next new thing. There have been steady efforts to turn Lagos, a city with a fearsome reputation, into a fashion destination. They reached... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1663464-european-fashion-buyers-to-nigeria.html 2012-10-29T17:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1641678-oprah-approved-ava-duvernay-fires-up-black-cinema.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rebirth of black independent film is taking place in a small office in the San Fernando Valley. This is where filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her staff of two operate AaFFRM, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement, a boutique distribution company dedicated to discovering and promoting black directorial voices. The fledglin... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1641678-oprah-approved-ava-duvernay-fires-up-black-cinema.html 2012-10-19T14:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639020-benefits-flow-ways-celeb-charity-galas.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom will soon be filled with flowers, chiffon, fine china and crystal stemware for a starry black-tie ball costing couples as much as $20,000 to attend. Guests such as George Clooney, Quincy Jones, Jane Fonda and Magic Johnson will mingle with business and community leaders and maybe bid on the new Mercedes-Benz offe... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639020-benefits-flow-ways-celeb-charity-galas.html 2012-10-18T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1608502-ann-romney-to-guest-host-good-morning-america.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ann Romney is guest-hosting "Good Morning America" next Wednesday. ABC says the wife of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be on hand at the morning news program for its 8 a.m. (Eastern time) hour. Joining George Stephanopoulos at the anchor desk, Mrs. Romney will be filling in for co-anchor Robin Roberts, who is on extended ... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1608502-ann-romney-to-guest-host-good-morning-america.html 2012-10-04T19:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1600096-winfreys-network-signs-deal-with-tyler-perry.html NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's OWN network is venturing into scripted programming for the first time through a deal with Tyler Perry. OWN said Monday that Perry will produce, write and direct two series for the cable network to premiere next year. Perry is the creative force behind movies like "Madea's Family Reunion" and the TBS series "Tyler Perry's Ho... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1600096-winfreys-network-signs-deal-with-tyler-perry.html 2012-10-01T15:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1589760-ny-animal-hospice-oprah-praised-shuts-amid-lawsuit.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An animal hospice once praised by Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities is shutting down as its owner faces a lawsuit from the state attorney general charging her with failing to file financial reports. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Wednesday that the Angel's Gate hospice, located 60 miles southwest of Albany in rural Delhi, ha... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1589760-ny-animal-hospice-oprah-praised-shuts-amid-lawsuit.html 2012-09-26T22:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1575006-beyonce-carole-king-to-keys-black-ball.html NEW YORK (AP) — Call it ladies night: Beyonce and Carole King are joining Oprah Winfrey and Alicia Keys at Keys' annual Black Ball event. Beyonce and King will perform at the fundraising gala for Keys' charity Keep a Child Alive on Nov. 1 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The night will honor Winfrey and Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo for their philant... Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1575006-beyonce-carole-king-to-keys-black-ball.html 2012-09-20T12:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1572716-gates-buffett-top-forbes-billionaires-list.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation's richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of $66 billion. Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., again took second with $46 billion, while Oracle Corp. co-founde... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1572716-gates-buffett-top-forbes-billionaires-list.html 2012-09-19T20:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1567762-colbert-modern-family-cast-to-guest-host-gma.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert and the cast of "Modern Family" are next up as "Good Morning America" guest hosts for Robin Roberts, who is scheduled to undergo a bone marrow transplant this week. The surging ABC morning show hasn't missed a beat since Roberts exited on Aug. 30. The co-host has MDS, a blood and bone marrow disease, and is out indefinitely... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1567762-colbert-modern-family-cast-to-guest-host-gma.html 2012-09-17T14:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1563732-fashion-designer-pinto-teams-with-chicago-museum.html CHICAGO (AP) — Designer Maria Pinto, well-known for dressing first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, used her eye for fashion to curate antiquities from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago for a new exhibit that includes a century-old shredded bark Brazilian ceremonial costume and a woven monkey fur necklace. The materials are a stretch fr... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1563732-fashion-designer-pinto-teams-with-chicago-museum.html 2012-09-14T18:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1562394-lawyers-pink-slime-lawsuit-uphill-climb.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its "pink slime" defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to rebuild its public image, legal experts say. BPI sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub "pink slime," claiming the network damage... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1562394-lawyers-pink-slime-lawsuit-uphill-climb.html 2012-09-14T09:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1548842-ricki-lake-brings-updated-talk-show-life-to-tv.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricki Lake was a babe in the talk show woods when her syndicated program launched nearly two decades ago. Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she was then, Lake pronounces the 1993 career move "a little bit presumptous," although "Ricki Lake" quickly won over a young-adult audience that wanted a peppy take on life and love from some... Sun, 09 Sep 2012 05:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1548842-ricki-lake-brings-updated-talk-show-life-to-tv.html 2012-09-09T05:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1546928-rihanna-ex-boyfriend-chris-brown-kiss-vmas.html Rihanna hugged, then briefly kissed ex-boyfriend Chris Brown just moments after her big win at the MTV Video Music Awards. The sometimes turbulent relationship between the two turned sweet for a brief interlude Thursday night during a commercial break after the pop star won video of the year for her hit "We Found Love." MTV showed the grainy footage shot ... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1546928-rihanna-ex-boyfriend-chris-brown-kiss-vmas.html 2012-09-07T16:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1546144-emily-blunt-double-duty-toronto-fest-films.html TORONTO (AP) — Emily Blunt has gone from corset queen to action star. The British actress who earned rave reviews as Queen Victoria in the 2009 costume drama "The Young Victoria" co-stars as a shotgun-toting, ax-wielding farmwoman in the sci-fi tale "Looper," which opened the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday. Opening the... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1546144-emily-blunt-double-duty-toronto-fest-films.html 2012-09-07T10:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1543520-eastwoods-rnc-trouble-curve.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A week after Clint Eastwood's appearance before the Republican National Convention, mocking continues about the Hollywood veteran's peculiar, rambling conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama in an empty chair, raising the question: Will his latest film also be playing to empty seats when it debuts later this month? Eastwoo... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1543520-eastwoods-rnc-trouble-curve.html 2012-09-06T12:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1541518-sans-chairs-celebrities-to-charlotte-dnc.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Celebrities are flocking to Charlotte for the Democratic convention, albeit without the prop furniture that made Clint Eastwood's appearance at last week's Republican convention so talked about. Thus far, the DNC has seen a large number of celebrity attendees, but not quite the outpouring of high-wattage support President Barack Oba... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1541518-sans-chairs-celebrities-to-charlotte-dnc.html 2012-09-05T16:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1531558-trouble-with-chair-clint-mocked-rnc-bit.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clint Eastwood earned plenty of bad reviews for his latest performance: a bizarre, rambling endorsement of Mitt Romney. "Clint, my hero, is coming across as sad and pathetic," tweeted film critic Roger Ebert as Eastwood ad-libbed Thursday night to an audience of millions — and one empty chair — on stage at the Republican National Conven... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1531558-trouble-with-chair-clint-mocked-rnc-bit.html 2012-08-31T10:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1531364-eastwood-off-script-romney-endorsement.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Clint Eastwood, the Hollywood filmmaker who knows all about sticking to the script, turned in a bizarre, unscripted endorsement of Republican Mitt Romney Thursday night. Standing on the convention stage with an empty chair, Eastwood carried on a sometimes rambling conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama. The Oscar-winning ... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1531364-eastwood-off-script-romney-endorsement.html 2012-08-31T01:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1529706-robin-roberts-exits-gma-with-promise-to-return.html NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts said goodbye Thursday to her "Good Morning America" co-workers and audience. But only for a while. "See you later. See you soon. I'll get back as soon as I can," she promised at the close of her emotional send-off from the show. The "GMA" anchor was making her final appearance before starting medical leave for a bone marrow t... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1529706-robin-roberts-exits-gma-with-promise-to-return.html 2012-08-30T16:41:00Z