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John Cleese, pictured above in 1976 with Monty Python's Flying Circus (from left, Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones), says he worked hard to learn physical comedy by imitation â "It was not something I was naturally gifted at," he says.

Early On, Comedian John Cleese Says, He Had Good Timing But Little Else

The co-founder of the Monty Python troupe admits he wasn't "naturally gifted" at physical comedy, and learned a lot by imitation. His new memoir, So, Anyway..., covers his boyhood and early career.

"This iconic photograph became one of the most famous images of the 1970s," Jeffrey Toobin says. It shows Patty Hearst standing in front of a Symbionese Liberation Army flag several months after she was kidnapped.

Whose Side Was She On? 'American Heiress' Revisits Patty Hearst's Kidnapping

Hearst was abducted in 1974 and then declared allegiance to her captors. Legal expert Jeffrey Toobin does not believe Hearst was brainwashed, but rather, "responded rationally to the circumstances."

A year later, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has released body-worn camera footage of a July 13, 2022, incident in which one of several deputies arresting a woman at a traffic stop punched her in the face as she held her newborn baby.

An LA deputy punched a woman in the face as she held her 3-week-old baby, video shows

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna released video of the July 2022 incident this week, saying he'd only just learned of it. He said the deputy has been disciplined and the FBI is looking into it.

United Farmer Workers employee Lorena Abalos passes out bottles of drinking water to agriculture workers in a hops field in Washington state's Yakima Valley on June 13, 2023.

It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death

Amid extreme heat, there are few federal protections for workers during hot temperatures. The Biden administration wants to change that but the rule making process is long and the heat won't wait.

As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager got separated from his family at the airport and has been living on his own in the U.S.

An Afghan teen makes it to the U.S., but his family is left behind in Kabul

As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager got separated from his family at the airport and wound up on a plane without them. He's been living on his own in the U.S.

The Power Of Genes, And The Line Between Biology And Destiny

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee says genetics play a significant role in identity, temperament, sexual orientation and disease risk — but that environment also matters. His new book is The Gene.

'The Matriarch' Presents Barbara Bush As Indispensable To 2 Bush Presidencies

Beyond the juicy bits, journalist Susan Page paints a larger portrait of one of the more underappreciated, least understood figures of the last century — one with both insecurities and influence.

Pump jacks dot the landscape outside Midland, a West Texas oil town.

Texas Town's Fortunes Rise And Fall With Pump Jacks And Oil Prices

The middle class has shrunk faster in Midland, Texas, than nearly anywhere else in the U.S. Overall, more people are getting rich than falling behind. But extreme booms and busts make life precarious.

In Their Own Words: The 'Water Protectors' Of Standing Rock

As winter settles in, the leader of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has asked many of the pipeline protesters to head home. Here are the stories and portraits of some of those who joined the protests.

Travelers line up to check in for United Airlines flights at San Francisco International Airport on July 1, 2022 in San Francisco, Calif. This summer is expected to be a record for air travel.

A record number of Americans may fly this summer. Here's everything you need to know

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the busy summer air travel season and this may be the busiest ever. But some worry it could be another summer of delays and cancellations after a "pretty rocky" 2022.

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