"Serious readers should be reading [Scott] Turow, because he is not just one of our best crime novelists; he is also one of our better novelists," declared writer/critic Wendy Lesser in the New York Times Book Revie w. Lesser went on to...

An independent panel led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III said Tuesday that British oil giant BP PLC failed to emphasize operational safety at its U.S. refineries before the 2005 Texas City explosion that killed 15.The panel, in a statement summarizing its...

Lindsay Lohan and her mother have been sued by a New York City freelance photographer who claims the "Georgia Rule" actress struck him with a BMW in the West Village.Photographer Giovanni Arnold claims he "sustained severe and permanent personal injuries" when he was struck on...

Lindsay Lohan and her mother have been sued by a freelance photographer who claims the "Georgia Rule" actress hit him with a car in the West Village.Photographer Giovanni Arnold claims he "sustained severe and permanent personal injuries" when he was struck by the BMW on...

The winner of a $315 million lottery jackpot has been ordered to honor a settlement he reached with a racetrack worker who accused him of assaulting her.A judge issued a summary judgment Wednesday against Jack Whittaker in a breach of contract lawsuit filed in February...