His father was a talent agent in Boston. When he went to college he became a member of the football team. A very sporty person, young Charles nevertheless opted for an acting career. First a theater actor, he decided to move to California and to try his luck in Hollywood. After three years as an [...]

By Simon Cambers ROME | Sat May 19, 2012 9:21am EDT ROME (Reuters) – Defending champion Maria Sharapova will take on Li Na of China in the Italian Open final after a confident 6-3 6-4 victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Saturday. The Russian world number two gained revenge on 12th seed Kerber for a [...]

BUENOS AIRES, May 14 (Reuters) – Farmers in Argentina‘s main agricultural province will hold a strike this week against a proposed tax increase, but the planned five-day halt in crop sales should not slow exports from the country. Growers in Buenos Aires province – which produces most of Argentina’s corn, soy and wheat – say [...]

On June 4, 1967, then-prime minister Levi Eshkol formed a national unity government and appointed Moshe Dayan minister of defense. A day later, the Six Day War broke out. The threat that Israel faces today from Iran is not as imminent as the one Eshkol was concerned with 45 years ago. On the other hand [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come. Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death playoff at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot — a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th [...]