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Missy Franklin is starting to feel like a grown-up."I don't know where the time went," she said, breaking into a bubbly laugh. "We just went to the bank the other day and signed everything over. It's crazy. I do feel a little bit older."Sure, the star of the London Olympics still has much of her life in front of her. But Franklin reached one important milestone last week, celebrating her 18th birthday, and she'll mark another Monday when she graduates from her Denver-area high school."It's been absolutely incredible, so much fun," she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "It's impossible to believe it's almost over."Since returning from London, where she won four gold medals and five medals overall, Franklin has been able to meet everyone from Justin Bieber to Ben Affleck to Prince Harry -- heady stuff, indeed. But she's just as thrilled about being able to relish many of the normal activities of a senior at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo.Franklin led a retreat...
Ben Affleck isn't just a good director, he's a great director and "Argo" is thus far the pinnacle of the Oscar-winning star's career. A gutsy blend of suspense and o...
Actor Ben Affleck allegedly lost almost half a million dollars in an underground, high-rolling gambling ring, RadarOnline and Star magazine reported Wednesday -- cla...
Oscar has a bit of egg on its golden face."Argo" took home the Best Picture award during Sunday night's Academy Awards. The film's director, Ben Affleck, was famousl...
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's family is growing -- representatives for the actors say the couple are expecting their third child.A one-sentence statement release...
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed their third child, a baby boy, Us Weekly reported Tuesday.A source told the magazine the baby was born in Santa Monica,...
This is a partial transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," July 27, 2004 that has been edited for clarity.Watch "The O'Reilly Factor" weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ...
The 85th Annual Academy Award nominations are in and, in a predictable turn of events, "Lincoln" took home 12 nods, making it the most nominated of any film. The vis...
Oscar-winning actor Ben Affleck spoke emphatically in front of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Tuesday about the many challenges facing the citizens of war-to...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ben Affleck launched a new initiative Monday to raise money and awareness over atrocities committed against women and children during years of ...
It's another girl for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck .Affleck's spokesman, Shawn Sachs, and Garner's spokeswoman, Leslie Sloane-Zelnik, said Tuesday that Garner gav...
'Argo' is based on the true story of Latino CIA Agent Tony Mendez, who rescued six Americans hiding out at the Canadian Embassy during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
Actor discusses new movie, "Argo" based on Iranian hostage crisis
Academy Award-winning actor and director Ben Affleck is among six artists, writers, scientists and educators selected to receive honorary degrees from Brown Universi...
The idea of anyone living on $1.50 a day is shocking. The idea of Oscar winner Ben Affleck doing it is near incomprehensible. But that's exactly what the actor has p...
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly attended the Cambridge Latin and Rindge School, a high school that boasts many famous alumni, including ...
Despite the widespread critical acclaim generated by political thriller "Argo," which documents the trials and tribulations of the CIA rescue of six U.S. diplomats d...
Ben Affleck is taking his name off the list of possible candidates for U.S. Sen. John Kerry's seat, which would be open if the Democratic senator from Massachusetts ...
Now that "Argo" has won both the Critics' Choice and Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, there's one question everyone keeps asking.Why on earth ...
Ben Affleck has run the table this awards season for his political thriller "Argo," taking home top directorial honors from every major (and minor) awards show, incl...