Fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" braced for the series finale Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is reaching the end of its seven-year run on prime time TV, but creator Joss Whedon promises fans that Buffy will live on.

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein told CBS's "60 Minutes II" he would refuse any offer of exile, even to avoid a war. Hussein said he would die in his country to "maintain our honor."

The attorney defending actor Robert Blake against charges he killed his wife last year has quit the case. Harland Braun told United Press International Monday he decided to stop representing Blake because he objected to the actor's decision to discuss h

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SATURN NOMINATIONS "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" led the field with nine nominations for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films' 28th Annual Saturn Awards.

LOS ANGELES, March 14 (UPI) -- Here is a list of nominees for the 28th Annual Saturn Awards, announced Thursday by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in Los Angeles: