The Oracle

At the age of 6, Mozart mastered his first musical composition. Later, he went on to compose music that dumfounded the people of his time....

Horror movies are not expected to be good. While there are some specimens, such as The Exorcist, that surprisingly manage to be scary, well-acted and...

In the mood for some good old-fashioned S&M? The ultimate date movie for the open-minded comes in the form of a coming-of-age tale about a...

Rabbit-Proof Fence, a beautifully shot movie recently released on DVD, retells a true story from the 1930s and is surprisingly current in the themes it...

Associated PressPARIS — France on Wednesday defended its opposition to the Iraq war, despite a warning from Secretary of State Colin Powell that Paris could...

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Amnesty International urged the United States on Wednesday to release or charge three minors who are being held...

Associated Press BEIJING — U.S., Chinese and North Korean negotiators gathered Wednesday in a move toward resolving a standoff over the North’s suspected nuclear weapons...

As plans to renovate the Phyllis P. Marshall Center inch closer to a final design, architects met with staff members and student organizations Wednesday to...

Associated PressUNITED NATIONS — Security Council members who opposed the war in Iraq — including France, Russia and Germany — are insisting that U.N. inspectors...

Associated Press BASRA, Iraq — Engineers began restoring the lifeblood of Iraq’s shattered economy Wednesday, pumping crude oil for the first time since the war....