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Bill O’Reilly

Bill O'Reilly was the longtime host of the political opinion show The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News network until he was forced out in 2017 on the heels of a long-running sexual harrassment scandal…

Louis C.K.

Name at birth: Louis SzekelyLouis C.K. is a writer and actor who gained his greatest fame in the cable comedy series Louie, a sitcom based on his life as a stand-up comedian and divorced father of…

Paul Manafort

Paul Manafort is the former chair of Donald Trump's presidential campaign who in 2018 was convicted of eight counts of banking fraud and financial wrongdoing. Paul Manafort was born in Connecticut…

May 2017 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the 15 world…

Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen is the New York lawyer who has been called a "pit bull" (by ABC News) and a "personal arm-twister" (by The New York Times) for President Donald Trump. In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to…

Raquel Welch

Name at birth: Jo Raquel TejadaRaquel Welch turned her breakthrough role as a prehistoric sex symbol into a five-decade career in the movies. She was born Jo Raquel Tejada in Chicago, to parents of…

Timeline: U.S. Spying and Surveillance

Key happenings in the history of domestic and international surveillance The need to protect citizens' rights against “unreasonable searches and seizures“ is as old as our country; safeguards were…

2006 Goldsmith Prizes

The Goldsmith Awards Program encourages a more insightful, spirited public debate about government, politics, and the press. The awards are given by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press,…

The History of the Crossword Puzzle

In 1913, it was a "word-cross"; in ancient Rome, a word square by Christine Frantz   Crosswords evolved from ancient word squares, which are made of words of equal length that are…