Even among the hundreds of applications, this one stood out. Most applicants to creative writing programs submit stories about the angst of their suburban childhoods. This writer's stories concerned the daily ordeals of a boy living with his family on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, and the horrific plight of a Rwandan girl whose mother is Tutsi and father Hutu.
The former Alaska governor, who has a book coming out, famously snubbed Oprah during the presidential campaign
The reaction to Mackenzie Phillips' detailed account of her sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips, has been explosive, and some of the strongest statements have come from her family.
"I walked around in a comatose state for about 10 days," Chynna Phillips says after learning about her sister's secret
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Wednesday, Mackenzie Phillips said that she was raped by her father while still a teenager.
At 13 he was selling crack. By 30 he was a hip-hop legend -- having gone, in his words, "from grams to Grammys."
This year's Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up Saturday and Hollywood evacuated, leaving the city to turn its attention to ice hockey team, the Maple Leafs' fall calendar.
The TV doctor leaves Oprah's couch and heads out on his own
A backpack with wires hanging out of it is found in a flowerbed outside Winfrey's studio
Oprah Winfrey's tastemaking power is legendary. A spot on her book club list is the Holy Grail for authors, who are all but guaranteed a bestseller. Under her tutelage, the likes of Dr. Phil, Tyra Banks and Rachael Ray have shot to stardom. A few comments on her show can make or break a product.
Even among the hundreds of applications, this one stood out. Most applicants to creative writing programs submit stories about the angst of their suburban childhoods. This writer's stories concerned the daily ordeals of a boy living with his family on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, and the horrific plight of a Rwandan girl whose mother is Tutsi and father Hutu.
The former Alaska governor, who has a book coming out, famously snubbed Oprah during the presidential campaign
The reaction to Mackenzie Phillips' detailed account of her sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips, has been explosive, and some of the strongest statements have come from her family.
"I walked around in a comatose state for about 10 days," Chynna Phillips says after learning about her sister's secret
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Wednesday, Mackenzie Phillips said that she was raped by her father while still a teenager.
At 13 he was selling crack. By 30 he was a hip-hop legend -- having gone, in his words, "from grams to Grammys."
This year's Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up Saturday and Hollywood evacuated, leaving the city to turn its attention to ice hockey team, the Maple Leafs' fall calendar.
The TV doctor leaves Oprah's couch and heads out on his own
A backpack with wires hanging out of it is found in a flowerbed outside Winfrey's studio
Oprah Winfrey's tastemaking power is legendary. A spot on her book club list is the Holy Grail for authors, who are all but guaranteed a bestseller. Under her tutelage, the likes of Dr. Phil, Tyra Banks and Rachael Ray have shot to stardom. A few comments on her show can make or break a product.
Vogue's editor recalls her "gentle suggestion" before a photo shoot to make Oprah "comfortable"
The talk show host says she "felt an instant connection" with her dog, Sadie
Never underestimate the power of Oprah or a free meal.
Your left brain is logical, linear, by-the-numbers; the right side is creative, artistic, empathetic. Oprah Winfrey talks with Daniel Pink about his groundbreaking book, "A Whole New Mind", and explores how right-brain thinkers are wired for 21st-century success.
A NYC KFC outlet runs out of meals after Winfrey TV promotion
Scammers are hunted after using the TV queen's name in a fake cash contest
For all the majesty of the White House, the first lady has already infused it with a palpable ease; her presence makes the place feel open and approachable. When we sit down to talk, Michelle Obama seems as relaxed as she did when I first interviewed her and her husband in their Chicago apartment in 2004. "This room has the best light in the house," she tells me as we settle in, shoes off, on a comfortable sofa. "And there's pie here, too. The pie in the White House is dangerously good." -- Oprah Winfrey
"We had some nights where we thought she might not make it," Winfrey says
Anybody tuning in to Oprah Winfrey on Friday afternoon, March 13 learned at least three things about Mark Zuckerberg, 24 year-old founder and CEO of Facebook: He looks a lot like his father (the bearded man in the audience close-up). He's not interested in dating Gayle King's daughter, a 22 year-old Stanford grad (King: "She's smart!"). And he can take a poke or two - virtually and otherwise.
"Give it some time, get yourself some counseling, take care of yourself," she says
Where in the world is Tom Freston? A lot of people have been asking that question ever since the day in September 2006 when Freston fell off the face of the media world.
The talk-show host marks the historic presidential inauguration with a star-studded show at the Kennedy Center
Four years ago, when Oprah managed to get down to a trim and fit 160 pounds, she thought she'd hit on a foolproof formula for permanent weight loss. Then life --in the form of a thyroid problem and a killer schedule-- intervened. Last year she was back up to the 200-pound mark and knew something had to change. After a desperately needed time-out to reflect and recharge, here's what she's learned, what she's doing differently, and what's next.
CNN's Larry King spoke Tuesday evening with a team of fitness and health experts about Oprah Winfrey's latest bout with weight gain, and they reveal how she's fighting back.
Vowing to exercise, Winfrey says, "I'm hungry to do something other than work"
The animal-rights' group lauds the star for helping those who are defenseless
Looking in the mirror now, she asks herself, "How did I let this happen again?"
Oprah has influence, Angelina has the box-office, says the Hollywood Reporter
She will air a live episode from the Kennedy Center Opera House
Nomvuyo Mzamane – former head of Winfrey's all-girls school – had no choice but to sue, says her lawyer
Nomvuyo Mzamane accuses Winfrey of "what amounted to a defamatory campaign"
It's the greatest force in publishing today, with the power to raise authors from the dead and banish them from the bestseller lists
She's "very funny," says Tina Fey, and "we are officially best friends"
Amid banners and confetti, 150 U.S. winners chat with the TV queen for her show Monday
Her Sept. 8 season opener will feature more than 150 U.S. Olympic winners
U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been ranked the world's most powerful celebrity for the second year running by Forbes magazine.
"I will forever be a more cautious and conscious eater," blogs the TV queen
The stars gets measured and ranked by Forbes for their money and fame
"I'm so proud of ... what this means," says the nominee's supporter and friend
The former American Idol winner says Winfrey gave her advice about fame – and a role in The Color Purple movie role
The talk show host goes vegan – and blogs about her new eating habits
Kim Cattrall (humorously) addresses a rumor that she cooks nude
Magician David Blaine's latest feat of endurance likely will last less than 17 minutes, but he's planning to do it in front of talk show queen Oprah Winfrey -- and her audience of millions
The actor and Winfrey spend time together in Colorado for his two-part interview
The pop superstars interview each other, and talk to Oprah about being humble
The actress appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about her new business
The rock from fiancé Greg Norman is "big," says an impressed Winfrey
"I'm a person and I have the right to have my own biological child," Thomas Beatie says on the show Thursday
Winfrey says Sophie, who died last month from kidney failure, "was a true love in my life"
The actress will appear in a live class with the talk-show host and A New Earth author
On her program Monday, Oprah Winfrey and her design expert Nate Berkus unveil his latest miracle: building a dream house for a couple in order to give their three young daughters a second chance.
Headlines about Oprah Winfrey last week focused, quite rightly, on the icon's plans to start her own cable television channel. But there's another story to be told about Winfrey's partner in the venture, Discovery Communications, and how its relatively new CEO is on a mission to remake the company.
Oprah Winfrey is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a special episode of her show airing Monday. In this video clip shot in conjunction with the special, Winfrey, 53, stands on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial – where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech – and talks about the impact he had on her life.
Discovery Communications and Oprah Winfrey announced the Discovery Health network will be turned over to Winfrey next year, becoming OWN -- the Oprah Winfrey Network
As Oprah Winfrey tours this holiday season with Barack Obama, she remembers a teacher as one of her biggest inspirations as a girl.
Oprah Winfrey admits that she was "devastated" by the allegations of physical and sexual abuse at her Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. But looking back at the institution's tumultuous first year, Winfrey says "I don't regret" opening the school.
Oprah Winfrey cheered and praised Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Iowa Saturday, saying it was a personal matter for her to speak out for the first time for the junior senator from Illinois.
After 20 years covering politics, I'm a hard sell. I've seen every gimmick known to politicians: train trips, hang gliders, pyrotechnics and "intimate" conversations with voters in barber shops, front porches, diners and ice cream shops.
In New Hampshire, a packed arena saw a double bill that, Ana Marie Cox says, allowed each star to shine
The talk show host swung by to introduce her audience to her candidate. So did Barack Obama get a boost?
Saying she felt compelled to support "the man I believe has a new vision for America," Oprah Winfrey spoke passionately about Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama at two rallies in Iowa Saturday.
Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, usually the home of the University of South Carolina football team, is getting ready for Oprah Winfrey and Sen. Barack Obama.
The father of a girl who complained about the conduct of a dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for girls here said Wednesday he fully supports the talk show host and her vision for the school.
Political observers say Oprah Winfrey's decision to campaign with Sen. Barack Obama could help him make inroads into what many many consider Sen. Hillary Clinton's natural constituency: women.
Oprah Winfrey paid a secret visit Sunday to her elite Leadership Academy Girls School in South Africa, which has been embroiled with abuse allegations after a 12-year-old pupil aired claims of misconduct.
If you want to shop like Oprah Winfrey this holiday season, be prepared to dole out some dough.
Marie Osmond says her father had seen the quickstep she dedicated to him on Dancing with the Stars on Monday – the night before he died.
L.N. Mzamane, the former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's South African school, issued a statement Thursday, hitting back at allegations that she was aware of abuse allegedly committed by a dorm matron there.
As part of Oprah Winfrey's YouTube-themed show, Sean "Diddy" Combs – who has been running a contest online to find a new personal assistant – made his choice on the program Tuesday.
Good Morning AmericaA former dorm matron appeared in court Monday to face a series of charges that she mistreated girls at Oprah Winfrey's $47 million South African school – while Oprah herself held a press conference declaring it "the most devastating experience of my life."
Fifteen girls at Oprah Winfrey's South African leadership academy blew open the abuse scandal that the talk show host says shook her to her very core.
Is the country in the middle of a child sexual abuse epidemic? The troubles at the talk-show host's celebrated school raises broader questions
Hilary Swank has deemed her short new haircut, fashioned by Oprah Winfrey as part of a televised charity effort, to be a resounding success.
Oprah Winfrey has issued a statement in response to the arrest of a dorm matron at her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa, near Johannesburg.
A former employee at Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa has been arrested as part of an abuse probe, police said Friday.
Beehive? Bob? Crewcut? Mullet? Hilary Swank's next hairdo is out of her hands, as Oprah Winfrey took the shears to the Oscar winner as part of a charity effort airing Friday on her talk show.
A mother whose daughter and granddaughter attend Oprah Winfrey's school in South Africa considers the talk-show host heaven-sent, despite allegations of abuse being investigated there.
Gayle King – Oprah Winfrey's best friend and a partner in the $46 million endeavor to provide education to underprivileged girls – says the two have taken a hands-on approach to investigating possible staff improprieties at the boarding school in Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg.
She only wanted to give underprivileged African girls a chance at a better life. But a tearful Oprah Winfrey begged for forgiveness Sunday from students' parents at her all-girls academy, currently reeling from allegations of abuse.
Rosie O'Donnell turned down the opportunity to promote her upcoming autobiography, Celebrity Detox, on Oprah Winfrey's talk show because, she says, the subject matter is "too raw."
The parents of a Tennessee preacher shot to death by his wife convinced a judge to keep the convicted killer at home, but they couldn't keep her off the air.
Television history was made Monday, when, after many years of his pleading - make that, requesting - David Letterman finally appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
The impact of a prominent presidential endorsement often fails to resonate at the polls, but popular talk show host Oprah Winfrey's backing of Sen. Barack Obama could prove to have a more significant effect.
It's big news that the goddess of talk, Oprah Winfrey, is throwing a huge shindig for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama at her California estate that is expected to bring in $3 million.
They've feuded, they've fussed ... and they've had their fun. Now Oprah Winfrey is rolling out the welcome mat for David Letterman.
Oprah reigns as the most searched-for celebrity online, but some deceased stars have been known to haunt the web too
The editor of A Million Little Pieces says that her author got a raw deal from the "mean and self-serving" TV host
Oprah Winfrey, whose 2-year-old Golden Retriever Gracie died in May by choking on a plastic ball, learned a lesson from the tragedy, the TV mogul says in her magazine.
"Oprah's Favorite Things," an episode of Oprah that usually airs annually around Thanksgiving, has repeatedly been one of her best rated shows of the year. This year, though, it's not running at all.
Oprah Winfrey, Chairman of Harpo Inc., ranks No. 8 on Fortune's 2006 list of 50 Most Powerful Women.
You win some, you lose some. The big issue is whether you know how to keep your gains when they occur and cut your losses when they don't. Take our quiz and learn.
"Hi Jeff," she said. "Glad you could make it. By the way, I watch you all the time."
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey handpicked on Sunday 73 South African disadvantaged girls, the first of hundreds of girls who will attend her new school just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa.
"When Oprah came along, it exploded our business," said Pure Color Jeans CEO Kerry Jolna.
Rappers Ludacris and 50 Cent have dissed Oprah Winfrey. Now, Ice Cube has a beef with the talk show queen.
Tyra Banks was a supermodel for 15 years--Victoria's Secret, Sports Illustrated, you name it--and more recently the host of America's Next Top Model, a reality show with legs. Some scoffed when Ban...
XM Satellite Radio and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Radio have signed a three-year, $55 million deal to launch a channel featuring the popular talk show host, the companies said Thursday.
We should be so lucky as Oprah.
Forget Sand Hill Road—Oprah's mouth is the new path to cash. "She went wild over my curried-chicken sandwich," says Margaux Sky, 50, whose Art Café & Bakery in San Luis Obispo, Calif., was saved wh...
If you really want something, ask the woman who gave cars to her entire talk-show audience.
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