Comedian, writer, and actor Chevy Chase met instant critical success and stardom on Saturday Night Live (SNL), first coming to public attention as the anchor of the show's "Weekend Update" news spoof with his resounding...

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special 1978 The Paul Simon Special Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music 1976 Saturday Night...

Lloyd Davis, who worked with Martin Luther King's widow to build Atlanta's King Center and establish the holiday honoring the civil rights leader, has died, his family said.Davis died of cancer Monday in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 79.A longtime federal housing official, he came...

When Charie Rangel blew out his birthday cake last year, he had two wishes: "That we win back the House and I become Chairman of the Ways and Means committee." That's according to an early invitation obtained by The Observer to his 77th birthday...

He was a quiet, unassuming everyman, and it showed. Gerald R. Ford, who died Tuesday night at 93, was the first president of the television era to wear his humanity on his sleeve, and his label as the "accidental president" was fitting: In 29 short...

The Mills Corp., a mall developer looking to escape a financial bind, said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by the Canadian investment company Brookfield Asset Management for $1.35 billion.Under the deal, Brookfield will pay $21 per share for each Mills share, an 18...