Many key players of Apollo 11 still alive 40 years after moon landing, have books outCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the 40 years since Apollo 11, some of the key players, most notably Neil Armstrong, have steered clear of the increasingly bright glare of the moonlight cast by the historic lunar landing. Others have embraced it. Almost all have written books detailing not only themselves but the glory days of space. Study: Deadly 1918 pandemic took years to evolve, through pigs, offering lessons for todayWASHINGTON — History’s deadliest flu pandemic, in 1918, may not have made a sudden jump from birds to people after all. Apologetic W.Va. reservist and face of Abu Ghraib scandal hopes biography brings redemptionKEYSER, W.Va. — More than two years since leaving her prison cell, the woman who became the grinning face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal spends most of her days confined to the four walls of her home. Indiana soldier who bought rare copy of ‘The Federalist’ for $7 hopes auction nets thousandsINDIANAPOLIS — A rare leather-bound book that played an influential role in America’s early history could bring a windfall for a soldier training for his second tour in Iraq. Kate Walbert’s new novel chronicles the lives of women who struggle to find their own voice“A Short History of Women” (Scribner, 237 pages, $24), Kate Walbert: This book is for any woman who has ever struggled to find her own voice; to make sense of being a mother, wife, daughter and lover. But it is not only for women. Obama’s Gramps: Marching across France with the Ninth Air Force, supporting Patton’s armyWASHINGTON — Surely, Stanley Dunham was gazing skyward 65 years ago, on D-Day. Obama’s Gramps: Marching across France with the Ninth Air Force, supporting Patton’s ArmyWASHINGTON — Surely, Stanley Dunham was gazing skyward 65 years ago, on D-Day. Swine flu scare awakens echoes of fearsome 1918 flu epidemic that killed multitudesThe calendar says 2009, but our fears say it is 1918. Al-Qaida used free Hotmail, simplistic codes, almanac to prep for alleged attackWASHINGTON — In the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, alleged al-Qaida operations mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed intended to use his free Hotmail account to direct a U.S.-based operative to carry out an attack, according to a guilty plea agreement filed by Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri in federal court. History revised: Book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees, not turn them away before WWIINEW YORK — A new book disputes widely held assumptions that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was insensitive to the plight of European Jews under the Nazis, and instead concludes that he tried to arrange resettlement for thousands of refugees in the late 1930s, only to be thwarted by his own State Department. New unflattering A-Rod biography reportedly says he may have used steroids in high schoolNEW YORK — A new, unflattering biography of Alex Rodriguez reportedly says he may have used steroids as early as high school and even after he joined the New York Yankees. Rodriguez admitted in February to using steroids while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-03, but insisted he stopped before he was traded to the Yankees in February 2004. He brushed off a question Thursday about details from Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts’ upcoming book “A-Rod” that cast doubt on his earlier statements. New unflattering A-Rod biography reportedly says he may have used steroids in high schoolNEW YORK — A new, unflattering biography of Alex Rodriguez reportedly says he may have used steroids as early as high school and even after he joined the New York Yankees. Rodriguez admitted in February to using steroids while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-03, but insisted he stopped before he was traded to the Yankees in February 2004. He brushed off a question Thursday about details from Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts’ upcoming book “A-Rod” that cast doubt on his earlier statements. |
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