Fun and exotic places to go in 2009 ...more

March 4, 2009

Business Briefcase ...more

September 14, 2008

Entrepreneurs Richard P. Knerr and Arthur K. Melin started out making slingshots in a garage in San Gabriel, Calif. They formed a company and named it Wham-O for the sound the shot makes when it hits the target. Their toy was a minor hit. ...more

August 10, 2008

Rep. Tom Lantos, who escaped the Nazis and grew up to become a forceful voice for human rights around the world, has died. He was 80. ...more

February 12, 2008

After 25 years, the cube has come home. Hundreds of competitors met for the fourth Rubik's Cube world championship on Friday in Budapest, a three-day event offering prizes for solving the puzzle with two hands, one hand, and even their feet. ...more

October 6, 2007

Italy will mark the death of tenor Luciano Pavarotti with a series of concerts, film screenings, photographic retrospectives and other commemorative events at its cultural centers around the globe, the Foreign Ministry said. ...more

September 30, 2007

EDITOR'S NOTE: At press time Thursday, it was learned that Susan Hoover, because of illness, would not attend the Ignite the Promise: Global Advocate Summit in Budapest, Hungary. ...more

September 29, 2007

He scared off wolves with firecrackers in Mongolia and rescued his dog from hungry miners in Kazakhstan. But after three years on horseback, Tim Cope has retraced the route of Genghis Khan and other Asian nomads who crossed into Europe over the centuries. ...more

September 23, 2007