LeBron Raymone James was born on Dec. 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio, to Gloria James, a 16-year-old single-mom seduced and abandoned by Anthony McCleland, an ex-con with no interest in parenting ...

Paul J. Adams, III was the principal of Providence St. Mel, a parochial school in an impoverished section of Chicago, when he was informed by the Catholic diocese of its plans to close the institution ...

Anthropology Ph.D. student Sara Quinn (Julianne Nicholson) is heartbroken after being inexplicably dumped by her boyfriend. In fact, she's so upset she's decided to shift the focus of her doctoral dissertation from the Feminist Movement to the male mind.

Portland Center Stage invites Portland to return to the turn of a different century for "Ragtime," a Tony-Award winning musical based on the classic novel by E.L. Doctorow. From Sept. 25 through Nov. 1. 2009

Carmen Nazario, president of ELYON International Inc. of Vancouver, is the Oregon Minority Small Business Person of the Year, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced. "Carmen's innovation, vision, and perseverance in pursuing her entrepreneurial dreams are a model for others to follow ...

Megan Fox's "Transformers 2" may have been the biggest box-office hit of the summer, but her new film, "Jennifer's Body," has a better chance of becoming the biggest flop of the fall...

Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun

Tyler Perry back in drag for a music-driven morality play

Theron and Basinger co-star in convoluted mystery courtesy of Guillermo Arriaga

For movies opening September 18, 2009