An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause and circumstances of the collision that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, just outside Quebec City.

Not only had Petit lasted, but the taste of that gorgeously defiant walk remained with us. It imprinted itself on our retinas. It is tucked behind the mirror of our times. Look to downtown Manhattan, ...

Philippe Petit, a French high-wire artist, performed a daring tightrope walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on this day in 1974.

On this day in history, in 1974, French street performer Philippe Petit began the most famous high-wire walk in history.

A rare 1874 photo captures downtown Alton’s muddy streets and stepping stones used by pedestrians to navigate.

Serial killer Ted Bundy was executed via the electric chair on Jan. 24, 1989, after confessing to killing as many as 30 young women and girls across seven states. Here is everything to know about ...

Inspiration The episode originated six years earlier, in 1968, when an 18-year-old street performer named Philippe Petit, waiting in a dentist's office in Paris with a toothache, came across an ...

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Ryne Sandberg, the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame member, died at the age of 65 in July 2025. Find out his cause of death and more on his cancer battle.

Hulk Hogan’s death marks the end of an era, but did his soap opera cameo offer a glimpse into his wrestling career drama?

Kelley Mack -- who was born Kelley Lynne Klebenow and who starred in series including The Walking Dead and Chicago Med -- died earlier this month in Cincinnati.