Lawrence Tynes sent home the largest crowd in NFL regular-season history muttering about what might've been. ...more

September 21, 2009

First lady Laura Bush has agreed to write a memoir with one of the world's oldest publishing houses, Scribner. Publication for the book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2010. ...more

January 5, 2009

President George W. Bush is relishing the chance to see "the klieg lights shift somewhere else," although he admits he'll miss perks like White House cooking and flying on Air Force One. ...more

November 28, 2008

Republicans opened their scaled-down national convention Monday with calls for aid and compassion as Hurricane Gustav smashed into the Gulf Coast. ...more

September 2, 2008

President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, the White House said Thursday. The announcement quashed any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown after anti-government riots and protests in Tibet. ...more

July 4, 2008

The United States, Europe and more than 60 other countries and international institutions offered about $20 billion in aid for Afghanistan as part of a big donors conference here Thursday. ...more

June 13, 2008

First lady Laura Bush made an unusual foray into the U.S. presidential campaign, praising Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., here Monday for her "grit and strength" and coming to the defense of Michelle Obama, the wife of the presumptive Democratic nominee. ...more

June 10, 2008

Rallying international aid for Afghanistan, first lady Laura Bush visited the nation Sunday and showcased projects aimed at improving the lives of war-weary Afghans. ...more

June 9, 2008

First lady Laura Bush condemned the military government in Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Monday for its "inept" response to a deadly weekend cyclone, marking an unusual foray by the president's spouse into a high-profile foreign policy crisis. ...more

May 6, 2008

Established in 1714, Natchitoches is quaint and perky and recognized as the Bed & Breakfast Capital of Louisiana. ...more

May 2, 2008