Madeleine Stowe plays the icy matriarch Victoria Grayson in the ABC television series Revenge, for which she was recently nominated for a Golden Globe award. The 53-year-old actress has starred in films such as The Last of the Mohicans and Twelve Monkeys. Here are 10 things you probably didn't know about her:
Whitney's ex-husband Bobby Brown is expected to attend.
Linsanity has taken over the sports world. Who came up with the term first?
Mars Inc., the maker of Snickers, M&Ms and Twix has decided that by the end of 2013 they will halt sales of chocolate products over 250 calories. In an effort to improve the nutritional value of their products, the candy bars will be coming down in size. Spokeswoman Marlene Machit said that the act is part of the company's broad-based commitment to health and nutrition.
Many people tend to believe that jailbreak apps (not authorize by Apple) are not secure enough to use compared to the ones available in the Apple app store. If you are one of those, here's a surprising update for you - the popular, yet unauthorized, jailbreak apps have more respect for your privacy than those apps boasting Apple's approval.
Xi Jinping's visit to the United States is all the rage as Washington scurries to get a better impression of the presumed successor of President Hu Jintao. However, it would be premature to judge Xi's comfortable and amicable style as a sign of any weakness.
Apple has tweaked its apps privacy policies in the wake of recent instructions from U.S House Energy and Commerce Committee requesting the Cupertino company to provide sufficient information about its privacy policies to the user before taking their personal contact names and data
President Barack Obama traveled to California on Wednesday for the first time since anti-piracy legislation pitting Hollywood against the tech sector got derailed, ramping up his election-year fundraising with events courting both dueling industries.
Diggy Simmons, The Future of rap, aka Diggy, is one of the newest faces in the game, and he's taking it by storm. Here's 5 things to know about the rapper, who's the son of Russel Simmons.
Whitney Houston fan Anne Lomax, 53, accidentally started a house fire while having a candle-lit vigil for the dead singer. The house fire destroyed the living room of Lomax's Greater Manchester home, according to reports.
President Barack Obama has the chance to change world economic development when he selects the next President of the World Bank, the outgrowth of World War II-era plans to use rich counties to spearhead economic growth.
By now, the Knicks' newest point guard, Jeremy Lin, is a household name and #Linsanity has taken the nation by storm. His performance on the court and his demeanor garnered him Linstant national attention.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Oregon on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Linsanity has taken the sports world by storm, and at least one business-minded individual is trying to patent the term and profit off of the New York Knicks player's success.
Indian parents pressure their children to succeed in academics and to shun 'frivolous' pursuits like sports, arts and music
Two lucky women and two men became the first same-sex couples to wed in the 61st-floor area of the Empire State Building, New York, Tuesday, following the legalization of gay and lesbian marriages by the NYC government in June, 2011.
Chaka Khan has criticized Clive Davis, the man who discovered and mentored singer Whitney Houston, for continuing to host his pre-Grammys party hours at the Beverly Hilton hotel in California hours after the singer died in a bathtub in the same hotel. I thought that was complete insanity, Chaka Khan said on Piers Morgan Tonight on Monday. And knowing Whitney, I don't believe she would've said, the show must go on. She's the kind of woman who would've said, 'Sto...
A Piranha bite-proof fish called the Arapaima may hold the secret to more flexible, tougher body armor because of its unique scales. The 300-pound Amazonian fish shares the same watery environment as the notorious Piranha, and when river levels dip in the dry season, they must share quite shallow stretches of the world's largest river. Scientists from the University of California, San Diego are working on a way to translate the strong, flexible scale technology into better human body armor.
Xi is slated to become the leader of China by 2013 (which would arguably make him the most powerful man in the world)
Whitney Houston's New Jersey mansion, the setting of her tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, is for sale, with an asking price of $1.75 million following the start's death last weekend.
President Barack Obama was characteristically reticent on the issue of gay marriage.
Get some! shouts a young man as he jumps out of an airplane circling the skies above Hollywood, Calif. The gentleman falling from the sky is a NAVY SEAL, and he's giving his best effort to raise attention given to the pseudo-propagandist film, Act of Valor, which hits theaters on Feb. 24. Act of Valor, a story about U.S. Navy Seals, is acted out by real NAVY SEALS, and accordingly, real NAVY SEALS parachuted into the premier Monday night.