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Tzipi Livni

Name at birth: Tzipora Malka LivniTzipi Livni was elected to be leader of Israel's centrist Kadima party in September of 2008, putting her in position to be the successor to Ehud Olmert as Israel's…

Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu was Israel's prime minister for a total of 15 years -- from 1996 to 1999 and then from 2009 to 2021, when he was replaced by Naftali Bennett. Born in Tel Aviv the year after…

Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis is the actress who was Oscar-nominated for her role as Oracene Price -- the mother of tennis stars Serena Williams and Venus Williams -- in the 2021 film King Richard. Aunjanue Ellis…

22nd Lambda Literary Awards

The 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards are for books published in 2009. Below are the winners in major categories. Go here for a complete list of…

Boxing

Light Flyweight (106 lbs)Flyweight (112 lbs)Bantamweight (119 lbs)Featherweight (125 lbs)Lightweight (132 lbs)Light Welterweight (139 lbs)Welterweight (147 lbs)Light Middleweight (156 lbs)…

Demián Bichir

Name at birth: Demián Bichir NajeraDemián Bichir is the Mexican movie star who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as an illegal immigrant gardener in the 2011 film A Better Life. Demián…

2006 News of the World

—Borgna Brunner   Sudan's Ongoing Massacre In 2006, the three-year-old conflict in Darfur escalated, with the Janjaweed—the pro-government Arabic militias—slaughtering black villagers and rebel…

2004 People in the News

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Freddy Adu,Iyad Allawi,Jean-Bertrand Aristide,Lance Armstrong,Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,José María Aznar,Nicholas Berg,Sandy Berger,Todd Bertuzzi,Conrad Black,William Boykin,…