Edward M. Kennedy (born 1932), youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, entered the U.S. Senate at age 30 and steadily gained influence as he continued to win re-election. Largely because of the glamorous "Kennedy legacy,"...

"There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud." -- Sen. Edward Kennedy ...

You recently issued a statement to mark this week's 25th anniversary of Chappaquiddick. You said that you bore the sole responsibility for what happened, and that you would never forget the pain caused to the Kopechne family. Apparently, cynics in Massachusetts are already...

The memoirs of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the youngest and last surviving brother of the country's most famous political siblings and for decades an eminent liberal statesman and legislator, have been acquired by an imprint of the Hachette Book Group USA.Financial terms were not disclosed,...

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent surgery Friday to repair a partially blocked artery in his neck, which was discovered during an examination of a decades-old back injury.Kennedy, 75, underwent the hourlong procedure on his left carotid artery — a major supplier of blood to the...