In 1916, while a deadly war raged in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson successfully ran for reelection on the slogan, "He Kept Us out of War." But by April 1917, however, events had pulled the United States into what was then called the...

Americanization (or Americanisation, see spelling differences) is the term used for the influence the United States of America has on the culture of other countries, resulting in such phenomena as the substitution of a given culture with American...

Coach: Jeff Jones (75-71 in five seasons at American, 221-175 overall). Last season: 16-12, 8-6 Patriot League, lost in conference semifinals. The glue: Junior guard Andre Ingram is the only remaining player from last season's roster who averaged more than seven points...

Terry Anderson, 41, a native of Batavia, N.Y., chief Middle East correspondent and Beirut bureau manager for the Associated Press. He was kidnapped on March 16, 1985, in Beirut. The Islamic Jihad claims to hold him. Thomas Sutherland, 58, Scottish-born American from Colorado,...

Homeland Security: Duncan Hunter got the number wrong but the problem right in Tuesday's GOP presidential debate. We need to worry about al-Qaida in Iraq but also about al-Qaida and Hezbollah in the Americas.The long-shot congressman from San Diego tried to make the point 20hat...

A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation, by Catherine Crier. ReganBooks, 480 pages, $27.95.Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson, by Amber Frey. ReganBooks, 214 pages, $25.95. Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson Is Guilty, by Anne Bird. ReganBooks,...