From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
Duke Ellington on fourth Japan swing
"Anata wo aishimasu." It was labored, makeshift Japanese, but the closest Duke Ellington could come to his famous spoken trademark, "I love you all madly."
Pope wraps up his Korea visit; next stop, Papua New Guinea
After canonizing 103 Christian martyrs and grieving for Catholics who live in North Korea, Pope John Paul II ended his 5-day pilgrimage to South Korea.
Pope canonizes 103
Only hours after a man brandished a toy gun at him, Pope John Paul II went on with his schedule, canonizing 103 early Christians who died here as martyrs to protect their faith.
Only fans lose in Tokyo farce
"I'm gonna grab the money and run like a thief in the night," trainer Angelo Dundee said lightheartedly before his fighter, world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, met reputed wrestling titleist Antonio Inoki Saturday in a match in which the two kicked and poked at each other like piqued kindergartners as they battled to a dull and lusterless 15-round draw.
Foes meet at lunch; Ali Ant taunts Big Bird
This, kiddies, is the story of the Pelican and the Ant.
Humperdinck denies claim to Elvis' crown
Singer Englebert Humperdinck denies he ever said or felt he could pick up the late Elvis Presley's fans or surpass him as king of the pops cult.