I am a 10th-grade English teacher. For their midterm exam, my students were required to write an essay on a holiday they would like to create, the reasons they chose this holiday and why it was important to them. ...more

December 25, 2008 |

(AP) -- When they light the town Christmas tree in Armonk on Sunday, there will be a Jewish menorah right alongside, as usual. There will also be something new this year - an Islamic crescent and star. ...more

December 13, 2008 |

After he was arrested in connection with attacks on his parents-in-law, Alex Shevgert said he was afraid his father-in-law was going to have him killed, an FBI agent testified this morning. ...more

November 12, 2008 |

Molly Fulmer got the nickname "Iron Guts" by doing 400 sit-ups nonstop - when she was just 5 years old. ...more

October 1, 2008 |

Molly Fulmer got the nickname "Iron Guts" by doing 400 sit-ups nonstop - when she was just 5 years old. ...more

October 1, 2008 |

One year was all it took. Margaret Koch - a native of Poland - got married and moved to Florida. She wanted to find a pastime. ...more

September 15, 2008 |

David Duval finally put together two good rounds to get into contention at the British Open, raising the idea that he was close to breaking out of a mystifying slump. ...more

July 20, 2008 |

When talk turned to allowing women into the Kiwanis Club two decades ago, more than a few members of the all-male club were in an uproar. ...more

February 20, 2008 |

Tavian Banks and Cordell Taylor would not recognize the "pleasant" Tom Coughlin who coaches the New York Giants. ...more

February 1, 2008 |

Lee came off the bench in the second half to lead FSU to a 21-14 win over Alabama on Sept. 29. At the end of FSU's 37-29 loss to Miami on Oct. 20, Lee was headed back to the bench after a shaky second-half performance. Making matters worse, Lee was later suspended for two games for academic violations, dropping to third on the depth chart behind ...more

December 17, 2007 |