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People.com: How Pawn Stars's Corey Harrison Lost 115 Lbs.updated: Mon Jul 11 2011 10:11:00

With diet, exercise and the Lap-Band, "It was like someone took a backpack of rocks off"

CNNMoney: Rick Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' spills success secretsupdated: Thu Jul 07 2011 16:59:00

Rick Harrison knows a deal and a steal when he sees one.

Texas attorney hunts, kills big gatorupdated: Fri Jun 24 2011 17:04:00

A Texas attorney made personal history on a June hunting trip.

Boomers will redefine notions of ageupdated: Thu May 12 2011 12:01:00

They're the generation that came of age in the 1950s and 1960s, that remembers Beatlemania and the Vietnam War, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., transistor radios and the novelty of the first color TV sets.

People.com: Katie Holmes's Kennedys Finds a Home on ReelzChannelupdated: Wed Feb 02 2011 09:28:00

"We don’t enjoy controversy or want to pick a fight, but the history is the history," the network's CEO tells PEOPLE

People.com: Katie Holmes Miniseries Had to Bare Kennedys' Flaws, Producer Saysupdated: Tue Jan 11 2011 19:49:00

Michael Prupas is confident the eight-hour miniseries The Kennedys will be shown somehow, somewhere

People.com: History Channel Won't Show Katie Holmes Miniseries The Kennedysupdated: Sun Jan 09 2011 13:09:00

"We have decided the dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand," the network says

Janet Jackson on body image, self-acceptanceupdated: Mon Nov 29 2010 09:18:00

Curled up on a couch in New York City, clad in a white tank top and black track pants, Janet Jackson is ready to get personal.

People.com: Katie Holmes Could See Double with Adam Sandlerupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 13:48:00

With Sandler to play a twin brother and sister, Katie would play the wife in Jack and Jill

People.com: FIRST LOOK: Katie Holmes Feeling Lovesick in The Romanticsupdated: Tue Aug 10 2010 14:31:00

The actress plays a reluctant maid of honor in only her second film in five years

People.com: Katie Holmes to Play Jacqueline Kennedy in Mini-Seriesupdated: Thu Apr 29 2010 11:07:00

The actress will star in The Kennedys next year on The History Channel

'Check in' to Foursquareupdated: Fri Mar 12 2010 14:26:00

Foursquare, a location-based app, lets you explore new places, find friends, and even become mayor.

'Ax Men' star's daughter killed by dogupdated: Tue Mar 02 2010 15:22:00

The stepdaughter of Jesse Browning, the star of a reality show about loggers, was attacked and killed by the family's dog in Astoria, Oregon, an investigator said.

'People's History' author Howard Zinn dead at 87updated: Thu Jan 28 2010 08:49:00

Noted author and social activist Howard Zinn died of a heart attack Wednesday while traveling, his daughter, Myla Kabat-Zinn, said.

Matt Damon makes history 'Speak'updated: Wed Dec 09 2009 18:03:00

What are you doing this Sunday? If you know what's cool, you'll be rediscovering American history during The History Channel's premiere of the documentary "The People Speak" based on Howard Zinn's book, "A People's History of the United States."

Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta gets BlackBerry, celebrity profileupdated: Sun Oct 25 2009 09:37:00

It has been 20 years since best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell began work on her first novel in the series chronicling the cases of forensic analyst Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

'The Scarpetta Factor'updated: Sun Oct 25 2009 09:37:00

Author Patricia Cornwell talks about her new book 'The Scarpetta Factor' the 17th in the series.

'Expedition' retraces steps of early adventurersupdated: Fri May 29 2009 13:15:00

Four strong-minded, self-sufficient adventurers set out on a nearly 1,000-mile journey into the heart of Tanzania, using only basic maps and a compass. Were they vying for a million dollars, trying to knock each other off the route and out of the running?

Where's Osama?updated: Fri Apr 18 2008 16:20:00

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock documents the search for Osama bin Laden.

Review: 'Bin Laden' too much after 'Super Size Me' updated: Fri Apr 18 2008 16:20:00

Morgan Spurlock scored a breakout hit with his documentary "Super Size Me" a few years ago, mixing satire, reportage and advocacy in the tabloid style popularized by Michael Moore. Spurlock may not have finished off junk food as we know it, but at least he could claim some responsibility for highlighting the flaws of fast food.

People.com: Matthew McConaughey Eulogizes Evel Knievelupdated: Tue Dec 11 2007 13:43:00

Video courtesy APEven in death, Evel Knievel knew how to put on a show.

Cancer Society ads: Lack of insurance costing livesupdated: Wed Sep 19 2007 10:27:00

The American Cancer Society is devoting its entire $15 million advertising budget for 2007 to highlight the problems faced by Americans who don't have any or enough health insurance.

Thirty years later, 'Star Wars' force still being feltupdated: Wed May 23 2007 15:39:00

What the studio executives couldn't see, 13-year-old Stephen Colbert saw all too clearly.

Mother's Web warning after suicideupdated: Thu Sep 08 2005 08:51:00

The mother of a teenage girl who hanged herself after looking at suicide Web sites has warned of the dangers they pose.

Reality TV show on hold after deathupdated: Mon May 23 2005 09:15:00

A new reality TV series was shelved on Monday after a teenage participant was found dead just a fortnight before it was due to be broadcast in Britain.

JFK assassination show to be reviewedupdated: Thu Feb 12 2004 14:07:00

The History Channel says it has assembled a panel of three renowned historians to examine a theory that President Lyndon B. Johnson was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Fortune: Editor's Deskupdated: Mon Sep 16 2002 00:01:00

A Renaissance man. That's my image of Geoffrey Colvin--and not just because 23 years ago, when we were both aspiring reporters, he first caught my attention with a funny New York Times op-ed piece ...

Fortune: Rob Wrubel updated: Mon Mar 20 2000 00:01:00

The 39-year-old Wrubel has been CEO of Ask Jeeves since June 1998. Before coming to the Q&A Website, he was COO of the educational software company Knowledge Adventure.

Fortune: AOL: The Future King of Advertising?updated: Mon Oct 11 1999 00:01:00

At any given moment in prime time, about 1.1 million people are logged on to America Online. That's more than tune in to CNN, the History Channel, or CNBC. So it shouldn't be surprising that AOL ha...

Fortune: Is Content King? Not Exactly MORE PROOF THAT YOU'RE NOT OPRAHupdated: Mon Feb 01 1999 00:01:00

Talk about power: It was the fall of 1997, and Oprah Winfrey's contract with her distributor was up, so the time had come to renegotiate. Oprah is a syndicated show, meaning it gets sold to individ...

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