Michael Kilian

At last, a hero for our time. Unfortunately, his own time was two centuries ago, but if ever there were a man who knew how to deal with terrorists, it...

Not all that comes out of the Mideast is bad news. What has become Israel's most popular dance company -- and possibly the entire world's very best modern dance company...

The French have invaded the nation's capital -- not with grenadiers and cannon, but with nearly bare bottoms, completely bare tops, the unforgettable dance steps of the cancan, the rituals...

I went to the theater with Laura Bush last week, and we had a wonderful time visiting with the Herbert Hoovers, Franklin Roosevelts, Harry Trumans and, briefly, the Dwight Eisenhowers....

It was 1939. World War II was raging across Europe. The United States was nervously neutral but supporting Great Britain and preparing quietly to enter the fray. Nevertheless, Benito Mussolini,...

The Vietnam-era National Guard, in which President Bush served from 1968 to 1973, was to some degree a loosely run outfit in which absences were tolerated, but it was hardly...

Many are the actresses who reach a point in their careers where they are compelled to face life after stardom. For the last eight years, in the prime of her...

Those who lament the idea of sequels -- as with too many "Star Wars," "Lethal Weapons," "Die Hards," "Carries," "Gone With the Winds" and (gads) even "Weekends at Bernie's" --...

NEW YORK -- In his 21 years with the New York Police Department, Detective 1st Grade Randy Jurgensen had his share of tough-cop experiences. Now retired, he was one of...

As the old Jerome Kern-Dorothy Fields song goes, when times get tough and you're down in the dumps, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again....