Mon, Jul 6th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

The long-rumored love affair between Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Robert F. Kennedy may not be considered a rumor for much longer. C. David Heymann’s latest book, "Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story," details the four-year relationship between the two prominent Kennedys. ...Read More

Hany Farid, Dartmouth Scientist, Says Controversial Oswald Rifle Photo Real

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009 | SciTech |

Hany Farid, Dartmouth Scientist, Says Controversial Oswald Rifle Photo Real CONCORD, N.H. — The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor. Oswald, who was shot to death days after ...Read More

Using 3-D modeling, Dartmouth computer scientist says infamous photo of JFK assassin is real

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor. Oswald, who was shot to death days ...Read More

Appeals court: Canadian man mistaken for terrorist, detained after 9/11 attacks cannot sue US

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | Politics |

A Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after being mistaken for a terrorist when he was changing planes in New York a year after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The judges of the 2nd U.S. ...Read More

Joke’s on Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Joke’s on Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute WASHINGTON - Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work. When the lights went out for ...Read More

Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Chris Rock pay tribute at Mark Twain Prize for American Humor show

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Chris Rock pay tribute at Mark Twain Prize for American Humor show Associated PressComedian and actor Bill Cosby jokes around with the crowd in the Kennedy Center before receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington on Monday. The tribute will air Nov. 4 nationwide on PBS. By Brett Zongker, ...Read More

Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

WASHINGTON -- Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld will salute fellow funny man Bill Cosby on Monday night with the nation's top humor prize at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, along with two co-stars from "The Cosby ...Read More

Spinning a Mean Hula Hoop

Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

There was a time when Presidential wives were seen on occasion but almost never heard. And that's too bad. Some of them had a lot to say. But along came Eleanor Roosevelt, and she changed the job description - she was heard ...Read More

Hijack suspect left Cuba exile to trail wife to US

Wed, Oct 14th, 2009 | U.S., World |

Hijack suspect left Cuba exile to trail wife to US NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Puerto Rican man who spent 41 years living in Cuba after hijacking a 1968 Pan American flight may have left exile there to follow his wife to the United States, according to his lawyer. Luis Armando ...Read More

Accused Hijacker Had Been In Contact With US For Yrs - Lawyer

Wed, Oct 14th, 2009 | U.S. |

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A U.S. citizen accused of hijacking a flight at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and fleeing to Cuba more than 40 years ago had been in contact with U.S. officials in Cuba for several years ...Read More

Man held in 1968 hijacking faces NYC arraignment

Mon, Oct 12th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Politics, Top Stories, U.S., World |

NEW YORK -- A man accused of using weapons hidden in a diaper bag to terrorize airline passengers while hijacking their plane and diverting it to Cuba in 1968 faces a courthouse arraignment this week after being arrested at an ...Read More

US arrests suspected 1986 Pan Am flight hijacker

Sun, Oct 11th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in New York on Sunday, a Justice Department official said. Luis Armando Pena Soltren was arrested at ...Read More

Suspect in 1968 hijacking at JFK is captured

Sun, Oct 11th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S., World |

Suspect in 1968 hijacking at JFK is captured NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man accused of playing a role in the 1968 hijacking of a Pan Am flight from New York to Puerto Rico was captured Sunday, federal officials said. Luis Armando Pena Soltren, 66, surrendered to federal authorities ...Read More

Man arrested in ’68 hijacking of flight from N.Y.

Sun, Oct 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

NEW YORK - A man wanted for hijacking a flight out of New York 40 years ago was arrested Sunday after arriving on a flight from Cuba, federal authorities said. Longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena Soltren was wanted for his role ...Read More

Fugitive Arrested for 1968 Hijacking

Sun, Oct 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

NEW YORK (Oct. 11) — Federal officials say a man wanted for hijacking a 1968 flight out of New York to Cuba has been apprehended. Federal authorities took longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena Soltren into custody Sunday for his role in ...Read More

Man arrested in '68 hijacking of flight from NY

Sun, Oct 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

NEW YORK—Federal officials say a man wanted for hijacking a 1968 flight out of New York to Cuba has been apprehended. Federal authorities took longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena (PEN'-yah) Soltren into custody Sunday for his role in the Nov. 24, ...Read More

Fugitive Arrested in 1968 Hijacking of Flight to Cuba

Sun, Oct 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

NEW YORK — A man wanted since 1968 in the hijacking of Pan American Flight 281 to Cuba has been apprehended. Federal authorities took longtime fugitive Luis Pena Soltren, who had been living in Cuba, into custody on Sunday for his ...Read More

Kennedy Center enlists art groups for education

Fri, Oct 9th, 2009 | U.S. |

WASHINGTON—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is starting a new program that could reinvent arts education for schools struggling with budget cuts and fewer art teachers, organizers said Friday. The pilot "Any Given Child" project announced Friday for ...Read More

Two men removed from New York-bound flight

Mon, Sep 28th, 2009 | Entertainment, U.S. |

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities removed two men from a Middle Eastern country from a United Airlines flight at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday after they were reported to be behaving suspiciously, police said. The men were on a plane ...Read More

Kennedy family friend to be interim successor

Fri, Sep 25th, 2009 | Politics |

Kirk, a Kennedy family friend, served on the senator's staff for eight years and is the executor of his will and chairman of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Kennedy's widow, Vicki Kennedy, and son Edward Kennedy Jr. had urged Patrick ...Read More

Kerry asks $20m for Kennedy institute

Fri, Sep 25th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

WASHINGTON - A large military spending bill moving through Congress contains a little-noticed outlay for Boston that has nothing to do with national defense: $20 million for an educational institute honoring late Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. The earmark, tucked ...Read More