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Ponzi Scheme Wipes Out Author Jacquelyn Mitchard

(June 28) -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the best-selling novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," says she has been virtually wiped out by a $190 million Ponzi scheme. The author, a mother of nine children in Madison, Wisconsin, is the victim of an international Ponzi scheme masterminded by Trevor Cook, a Minneapolis trader...

5 Questions for Oprah as She Takes on Prime Time

(April 8) -- Oprah Winfrey isn't keeping her day job. The queen of the talk show announced Thursday that she will take on prime time after her daytime show ends its 24-year run at the end of the year. Her new show, "Oprah's Next Chapter," will air in the evening and will feature Winfrey interviewing celebrities in...

Oprah Winfrey Settles Defamation Suit

PHILADELPHIA (March 23) -- Oprah Winfrey has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a headmistress she had accused of performing poorly at her South African girls school, where some students claimed they were abused, lawyers said Tuesday. The lawsuit by former headmistress Nomvuyo Mzamane claimed Winfrey defamed her in...

Children of Elizabeth Smart Captor Allege Abuse

(Feb. 2) – Elizabeth Smart wasn't the only child to suffer because of the actions of kidnappers Wanda Barzee and Brian David Mitchell. Now adults, four of Barzee's six children appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Tuesday and detailed a horrific pattern of abuse they say they suffered at the hands of their...

Sweat Lodge Guru Defends His Actions

(Jan. 26) -- The New Age practitioner who presided over a sweat lodge ceremony that led to the deaths of three people says reported comments suggesting he ignored participants' complaints have been "taken completely out of context." No charges have been filed, but James Arthur Ray remains the focus of an ongoing homicide...

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WATCH: Oprah Visits Hasidic Brooklyn Neighb

After visiting Hasidic communities in Brooklyn, N.Y., for a two-part episode on "Oprah's Next Chapter," Oprah Winfrey sat down for an exclusive interview with Rabbi Motti Seligson for Chabad.org's video site , Jewish.TV, to talk about her reflections on the visit and the community.

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02/10/12 WATCH: Oprah Winfrey gives exclusive interview on... Source: Haaretz "There's more Hassidic Jew in me than I knew," said Oprah Winfrey Wednesday, in an exclusive interview with Chabad.org's Jewish.TV.
02/09/12 Oprah Reviving Oscar Special for OWN Source: The Hollywood Reporter Now separated from her daytime talk show, Oprah Winfrey plans to honor the Academy Awards on her network.
02/09/12 Watch: Family Affair Joins OWN Documentary Club, Will... Source: Clutch Magazine Oprah Winfrey's OWN has made good on it's new strategy of paying more attention to the needs of black audiences; the network successfully aired its Roots reunion, a great start in establishing it as a home for unique African-American content.
02/09/12 WFIU/WTIU journalist Shameka Neely sees Oprah as â¦ Source: TMCnet Whether in front of the cameras for WTIU or behind the microphone for WFIU, Shameka Neely's on the Bloomington beat as a news reporter, producer and general assignment manager.
02/09/12 Chabad: Oprah explores Hassidic life in Brooklyn Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel TV personality Oprah Winfrey toured the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Borough Park and Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday in a rare glimpse at the lives of Brooklyn's Hassidic Jews, the Chabad organization's website reported on Wednesday.