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For the sin of scheduling its primary too early, the Florida delegation to the Republican National Convention received a long list of punishments. The most debilitating hand slap? Billeting the state’s delegates, journalists and political groupies at the Innisbrook Resort at Palm Harbor. It’s so far away from the convention in downtown Tampa, which must by reached via a heinous gauntlet of traffic,...

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday at age 82.

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969. His first words after becoming the first person to set foot on the surface are etched in history books and the memories of those who heard them in a live broadcast.

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,"...

Lance Armstrong. Neil Armstrong. The coincidental downfall of one hero named Armstrong and the passing of another with the same last name within a few days is too irresistible to not remark on.

One is the invincible cyclist who conquered cancer and went on ascend to his sport’s galaxy of stars by winning its greatest race, the Tour de France, an unprecedented seven times — only to be brought...

The thing about Nikola Tesla is that those who know enough about him to care at all tend to care very, very much. Thanks to that devotion, and attempts to publicize the plight of Tesla’s Long Island laboratory, Wardenclyffe, real progress toward saving the site is finally being made.

Tesla, though he didn’t reap the great riches he deserved in life and hasn’t always gotten the credit, respect...

For New Yorkers, hearing that a shooting rampage has occurred at an iconic city spot like the Empire State Building can't help but tap into the emotions they still have about the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. To some extent, this is probably true of all Americans.

Two people were killed and nine others shot early Friday morning near that landmark on 33rd Street after a gunman opened...

So this is what it comes to. After years of allegations that Lance Armstrong used banned performance-enhancing substances to win an unprecedented seven Tour de France bicycle races, the guy now says it’s just too much trouble to contest the charges any more, and the process isn’t fair anyway.

The sad thing about all this is that Armstrong, a hero to so many, took the easy way. Although the...

Can you remember a time when Los Angeles had a professional football team, or when exposed bra straps were a wardrobe malfunction and not a fashion statement? If so, you were probably born before 1994.

Every August, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its “Mindset List.” It’s a snapshot of cultural references that helps explain how incoming college freshmen (the Class of 2016) see the...

For day-trippers to New York City finding a place to relieve yourself can be almost as tough as finding free parking. But now there’s news for anyone who has ever spent quality time in the city holding it and searching for a restroom; things may get worse.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation recently allowing restaurants and coffee shops with an occupancy of 30 or fewer to make due...

The families of 9/11 victims have been through enough. They have the right to participate in controversies surrounding memorials to the tragedy, or not. They have the right to stay abreast of those controversies, or not. And they have a right to privacy, and to heal in solitude and in their own way, if they choose.

No one has any legal right to demand a list of the names and addresses of all...