Itzhak Perlman (born 1945) is accepted and celebrated by many as one of the greatest classical violinists of the twentieth century. Overcoming polio and its crippling effects, Perlman was a distinguished musician in his native Israel prior to entering...

It’s hard to imagine two people whose combined influence could get more important people off their couches and over to the Waldorf-Astoria on a Sunday night (May 20) than Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel and talk-show hostess Oprah Winfrey, who was being honored by Mr....

Queen Elizabeth II is paying tribute to American soldiers with a trip to the National World War II memorial before capping her six-day U.S. visit with a dinner for President Bush.The formal dinner at the British Embassy for Bush and his wife, Laura, follows a...

Today is Friday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2007. There are 122 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 31, 1886, an earthquake rocked Charleston, S.C., killing 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.On this date:In 1881, the first U.S. tennis...

Some of the world's best klezmer musicians gathered Friday in the neighborhood that was once home to poor immigrant Jews for a 10-day festival of the music rooted in their Eastern European cultures."This is more klezmer musicians in one place than I've ever seen!" said...