David Koch is New York’s second-richest man, a celebrated patron of the arts, and the tea party’s wallet.

The $24 million question.

The fearless—some say too fearless—new leader of the home-birth movement.

With her mother’s blessing, potty-mouthed Alexis Stewart is starting an empire of her own.

Bette Midler loves, hates, loves Las Vegas.

This week, it seemed like the rest of the world just couldn’t be roused. Faced with a foam-mouthed pack of barking Democratic senators, Samuel Alito somnolently aced his way through confirmation hearings.

Minnie Driver sings the blues—about Matt Damon?—on a new album of original tracks.

As Heather Mills continues to preside over the transformation of hubby Paul McCartney into a self-promoting bon vivant, she's busy deflecting questions about her charity.

When the notorious cancer doctor Gil Lederman cadged an autograph from a dying George Harrison, the world was appalled.But as Lederman scrambles to salvage his reputation, the very nature of his experimental practice has come under attack.