Because the Chinese do not use the Roman (Latin) alphabet to record their language, if it is to be written in the Roman alphabet it must be transliterated, or romanized. This is true whenever one wants to represent in the Roman alphabet a language that...

A Cyrillization is a system for rendering words of a language that normally uses a writing system other than the Cyrillic alphabet into a (version of) Cyrillic alphabet. A Cyrillization scheme needs to be applied, for example, to transcribe names of...

Celebrity pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht — a contrarian who has enjoyed the spotlight ever since he challenged the findings that a lone gunman killed President Kennedy — is a famously combative figure who is known to open up with both barrels when criticized.So it is...

The Neville Brothers are returning to New Orleans next year to assume the role they held for more than a decade — the closing act of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.It will be the group's first hometown performance since Hurricane Katrina struck Aug....

A federal judge allowed prosecutors Friday to drop many counts filed against a celebrity pathologist to simplify their misconduct case, but they won't be able to refile the charges later if they wish.Cyril Wecht, 76, is accused of using his public office and Allegheny County...