Sep 15 - By Lou Manfredini, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
If spending money on a full-blown renovation is not in your budget but you’d like to freshen a few things up around your home, try these simple, low-cost DIY ideas from expert Lou Manfredini. The steps he suggests should take less than a couple of hours to complete.

Sep 7 - By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Writer
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary "South of the Border."

Aug 18 - By Associated Press
Showtime says filmmaker Oliver Stone is producing a 10-part documentary series on what he calls the secret history of America.
Aug 7 - By Associated Press
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., a major U.S. cardboard box-parts maker operating under bankruptcy court protection, said Friday it is expanding its Mansfield, Mass., plant and closing its Portland, Conn., facility.

Apr 24 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A civil lawsuit against Sharon Stone that had been conducted in secret turned out to be a routine dispute over legal fees that both sides wanted kept from public view, though the judge says they were sealed in error.

Apr 17 - By Helen A.S. Popkin, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
For those who suspect Ashton Kutcher is in fact that annoying guy who won’t leave your party even after everyone else has gone home and you’re rinsing and recycling beer bottles in your pajamas, the confirmation seemed to come Friday.
Jan 31 - By Associated Press
Robert L. Stone, a former top executive at the Hertz corporation who had hired O.J. Simpson in the 1970s as a famous pitchman for the car rental giant, has died. He was 87.
Jan 26 - By Mike Obel, AP Manufacturing Writer
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., the largest producer of cardboard box materials in North America, on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it looks to restructure a heavy debt amid a global credit freeze.

Jan 16 - By Ian James, Associated Press Writer
U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone said he sees Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as an energetic, principled champion of change in Latin American and hopes to capture the spirit of his drive to roll back U.S. influence in an upcoming documentary.

Jan 13 - By Associated Press
U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone kicked a soccer ball and chewed coca leaves with Bolivia's leftist president Tuesday during an interview for a planned documentary.
Jan 12 - By Meera Selva, Associated Press Writer
Bill Stone, one of Britain's last surviving World War I veterans has died aged 108, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.

Dec 11 - By Barbara Surk, Associated Press Writer
Filmmaker Oliver Stone slammed President George W. Bush at the Mideast premiere of his movie "W." in Dubai, saying the outgoing U.S. president is a man with "a giant ego" and "boneheaded arrogance."

Oct 30 - By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Writer
Even though Joss Stone can't vote in the U.S. presidential election, the British soul singer is still encouraging others to go to the voting booth next week.

Sep 23 - By Associated Press
Actress Sharon Stone has lost another round of custody proceedings over her oldest son. A San Francisco judge denied her request for primary custody of 8-year-old Roan, who's been living with his father, newspaper executive Phil Bronstein. The couple divorced in 2004 after six years of marriage.

Jun 3 - By Min Lee, AP Entertainment Writer
The backlash in China against Sharon Stone continued Wednesday as the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year's event.

May 27 - By Henry Sanderson, Associated Press Writer
French fashion house Christian Dior said Thursday it has dropped Sharon Stone from its Chinese ads and released a statement from the actress apologizing for saying China's earthquake may have been bad karma for its treatment of Tibet.

Mar 28 - By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
Like a bill being rapidly pushed through legislation, Oliver Stone's film about President George W. Bush is expected to begin shooting within a month with a goal toward being released before the president leaves office next January.

Feb 18 - By Associated Press
Sharon Stone believes the Sept. 11 attacks should not have been used as a pretext for the United States to launch wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to her comments published Monday in a pan-Arab newspaper.
Jan 21 - By Associated Press
Oliver Stone is ready to put the life of George W. Bush on the big screen.

Dec 30 - By Toby Muse, Associated Press Writer
With its fearsome record of kidnapping and violence, Colombia's largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone. The American filmmaker is jumping at a chance to meet with a group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization.
Sep 30 - By Associated Press
A Pennsylvania man cast a stone that skipped on water a whopping 51 times, shattering the old world record of 40.

Sep 5 - By Associated Press
Hollywood director Oliver Stone arrived in Vietnam to research his next film about the Vietnam War, which will focus on the My Lai massacre, local media reported Thursday.

Jul 3 - By Associated Press
After 25 years, Sly Stone speaks.

Mar 8 - By Associated Press
Sharon Stone is best known for her roles as a sexpot in movies such as "Basic Instinct" and "Casino."

Feb 12 - By Bob Holmes, New Scientist Writer
Chimpanzee stone tools excavated in Taï National Park, Côte de Ivoire (Image: Gerald Newlands)