Celebrities Offer Brief Relief for Troops
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About 1,000 soldiers at this sprawling western Baghdad base took a break Tuesday from the war's day-to-day grind to be entertained by comedian Robin Williams, former NFL quarterback John Elway, and sportscaster and model Leeann Tweeden.
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Movie stars, pop legends and sporting heroes joined millions of people raising funds for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster by organizing concerts, giving cash and even sorting the mail.
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CANNES, France  - The men of "Ocean's Thirteen" -- Brad Pitt, George Clooney and their crew -- have turned their Hollywood hype machine into a campaign to raise money for Darfur refugees.
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The kindest description of âHome of the Brave,â the first Hollywood movie to examine the experience of American soldiers returning from Iraq, might be that it is fueled by noble intentions.
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Arab pop stars descended on Khartoum  this week to perform concerts to aid war-torn Darfur, in a rare  show of solidarity with the millions of Muslims caught in the  conflict in western Sudan.
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Actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle said  world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur,  as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their  efforts to help civilians caught up in the conflict.
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With a combined age of 72, the Hercules transport plane and the Seahawk helicopter don't have the sleek, space-age lines of their newer, higher-tech brethren. But these veterans are the stars of the aerial relief operation in Indonesia.
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About 140 US soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan will get a courtside view of the action at a Dallas Mavericks game Saturday night, thanks to season-ticket holders who offered their seats in a show of gratitude.
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The figure in the photograph is clad in Army fatigues, boots and helmet, lying on his back in peaceful repose, folded hands holding a military cap. Except for a thin trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, he could be asleep.
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AL-TAJI CAMP, Iraq -- For American soldiers serving in the most dangerous place on earth, Thanksgiving brought gratitude for life's pleasures: an autumn leaf mailed from home, a love note in an e-mail inbox, and the taste of pumpkin pie.
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President Bush on Friday called several people serving in the U.S. military to thank them for their service and wish them happy holidays.
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Some of Hollywood's most famous stars are getting facelifts before the Academy Awards.
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In an era of 'empty celebrity,' an ordinary man who performed an extraordinary act of heroism got more than 15 minutes of fame â but the freebies and swag are running out.
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Hollywood opened its wallet on Monday to survivors of the tsunami disaster as movie stars Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio donated big sums to relief agencies and NBC planned a celebrity-studded TV benefit.
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For relatives and friends of U.S. troops serving in Iraq, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" was the place to be.
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Stars from the worlds of rock and pop  have united on an album to be released Friday to raise funds  for the people of the Darfur region of western Sudan.
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Relatives of two soldiers who disappeared in Iraq during an insurgent attack comforted each other Thursday after the military confirmed two brutalized bodies found this week were the missing men.