Nine months before al-Qaida slammed airliners into the World Trade Center, French intelligence suspected the terror network was plotting a hijacking — possibly involving a U.S. airline — and warned the CIA, former French intelligence officials said Monday.
But the French warning hinted at a plot in Europe, not the United States, and there was no [...]

It was a dreary Sunday afternoon when our son Tom left for basic training. A group of friends had come to see him off and they stood in the driveway, hands in their pockets, staring at their feet, as boys do when they’re uncomfortable.
A suitcase sat in the hall, carefully packed with everything double-checked against [...]

Sixty years ago this week, Major League Baseball began its 1947 season with games in eight cities — four in the American League, four in the National. Reigning AL home run champ Hank Greenberg made his NL debut, driving in the only run for Pittsburgh in a 1-0 win over the Cubs. Vic Wertz, still [...]

A 101-year-old man from Ottawa has been reunited with his sister after 80 years.
Benjamin Feinstein had not seen his parents and nine brothers and sisters since he fled Ukraine in 1919.
When he found out recently that his last surviving sibling, Sara Pyatigorsky, had recently emigrated to the United States, he insisted he had to see [...]

It is said that every exit is an entrance somewhere else, a fitting thought for veteran figure skating pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, who bade farewell to their sport two weeks ago and then thrilled their fans by announcing their engagement.
The pair ended their illustrious career in style, capturing their third world title after [...]