If not for the terror attacks of 9/11, it's unlikely that Caitlin Sarubbi would be either a Paralympic-level ski racer, or a Harvard University student aiming at becoming a sports physician. Sarubbi, 20, raced in the Paralympics here as a member of the USA Paralympic alpine team, in events for the visually-impaired. But that the New Yorker even ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The recession slowed most homebuilding in the United States to a standstill but it has fueled demand for a special kind of housing: the granny flat. As unemployment hovers around 10 percent and healthcare costs spiral upward, homebuyers like Stephanie Charbeneau want to cut costs by sharing shelter with her extended family. Charbeneau, a 27-year-old court recording ...

A former Harvard University student was indicted Tuesday as an accessory after the fact in the 2009 fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Cambridge man inside a Harvard dormitory. Brittany Smith, 22, of New York City, was the girlfriend of Jabrai Jordan Copney, one of three men charged in connection with the ...

NAME: Nicholas W. Ascheim. AGE: 40. RESIDENCE: Montclair, N.J. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in English, Cornell University, 1992; master's degree in business administration, Harvard University, 2000. CAREER: Vice president, NYTimes.com, 2007-2010; director of entertainment and video, NYTimes.com, 2004-2007; CEO of TheSquare Inc., 2002-2004; editorial director, FoxNews.com, 1996-1998; field producer ...