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'Killing Fields' survivor Dith Pran dies
Dith Pran, the Cambodian-born journalist whose harrowing tale of enslavement and eventual escape from that country's murderous Khmer Rouge revolutionaries in 1979 became the subject of the award-winning film "The Killing Fields," died Sunday. He was 65.
Nations:Cambodia Thailand People:Sam Waterston Activities:Holocaust Vietnam War
2008-03-30
`Law & Order' returns on Wednesday
Law & Order" is settling back into its longtime Wednesday home next month, paired with sister series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," NBC announced Monday.
People:Fred Thompson Sam Waterston
2007-12-04
Waterston eyeing 'Law & Order' promotion
Sam Waterston may be a getting a "Law & Order" promotion. The actor is negotiating to step in as the show's New York district attorney, replacing co-star Fred Thompson, a source close to the production said Monday. Thompson, a former U.S. senator, is weighing a presidential run and asked to be released from the NBC drama.
People:Sam Waterston Fred Thompson Activities:US Election 2008
2007-06-04
U.S. history enjoys a renaissance
In a high-tech age of instant communication, old-fashioned history is enjoying a renaissance in U.S. popular culture.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Sam Waterston Harry Truman George W. Bush Activities:U.S. Civil Rights Movement
2007-05-30
Waterston lends voice to bipartisanship
Sam Waterston is putting his star power to work in backing a movement aimed at promoting the political center rather than the left or right.
People:Sam Waterston
2007-03-18
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