Watching from a New York street as the World Trade Center towers fell, Alex Yaggy knew his younger brother, Marine instructor pilot David Yaggy, would be among the first leading the country’s response to the Sept. 11 attacks.
“He was going into harm’s way on our account,” Mr. Yaggy said of his brother’s tour of duty [...]

SILVER SPRING - The Food and Drug Administration showed off cutting-edge laboratories on its new campus here yesterday, previewing its expanding efforts to ensure the safety of medical products.
White-coated scientists displayed the latest technologies for making sure that new drug-releasing stents work properly and that iPods don’t interfere with pacemakers - all signs, officials said, [...]

INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Beasley and O.J. Mayo have no intention of playing for one-and-done teams in the NCAA tournament.
Their college futures might be another matter.
Many of the nation’s top freshmen, including Beasley of Kansas State and Mayo of Southern Cal, are expected to make this year’s tourney their final college basketball showcase before heading to [...]

BEIJING - A Chinese shopkeeper in Tibet’s capital came out of hiding yesterday for the first time since mobs ransacked his herb store last week during the biggest uprising against the region’s Chinese rulers in nearly two decades.
Ma Zhonglong, 20, said he had had nothing but a few packets of instant noodles to eat since [...]

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - The first LPGA Tour major of the year began with a scoreboard malfunction. No one is sure what happened Thursday morning, but the leaderboards at the Kraft Nabisco Championship showed results from a previous year. Everyone knew immediately that something was wrong because it showed the name of Michelle Wie.She’s not [...]

HUMBLE, Texas - Adam Scott went straight to the clubhouse for medical treatment after his first round at the Houston Open. Imagine what he would’ve shot if he was healthy. The defending champion took advantage of placid early conditions to shoot a course-record 9-under 63 on Thursday, his third straight spectacular round at the Tournament [...]

Here’s an idea: Before you get a marriage license, you have to spend a day in family court.
You have to take a day off from the goin’-to-the-chapel, band-or-deejay, you-n-me-4evah bliss of planning your walk down the aisle, and sit in the kind of courtroom where that aisle all too often can lead.
You would have to [...]

They may be pushing 40, but members of the boy band New Kids on the Block have reunited and plan to release a new album and go on tour.
“The fan response to this has been incredible,” band member Donnie Wahlberg told the Boston Herald.
Wahlberg, 38, said he was persuaded to get back together with his [...]

Legal aid sought for the abusedThe Domestic Violence Center, a nonprofit agency providing services to women and children who are abused, is seeking volunteers to work with the organization’s legal advocate coordinator to help clients petition the courts for protective orders.
Training is offered; legal experience is not required.
Child-care providers are needed while parents attend counseling [...]

Jose Canseco was approached by two employees from Major League Baseball before a book signing appearance in New York, and the lawyer for the former American League Most Valuable Player said they asked for assistance in drug investigations.
“You could have knocked us over with a feather,” Canseco’s lawyer, Robert Saunooke, said yesterday. “Four years of [...]