He was only a kid, a 15-year-old with braces, when he first dove into the Olympic spotlight. Now he's history's most decorated Olympian with 19 medals to his name -- more than many countries have won. FULL STORY
Gore Vidal, an eclectic author who chronicled major cultural shifts in the United States in books, essays and plays, has died. He was 86. Vidal was widely hailed as one of America's greatest man of letters. FULL STORY | A LOOK BACK