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.

In the early morning of Aug. 7, 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit stepped off the ledge of the unfinished World Trade Center in New York City onto an inch-thick cable to start a high-wire walk that ar… ...

Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in ...

As Philippe Petit celebrates half a century since his headline-making highwire walk between the World Trade Centre towers, the Frenchman sorts fact from fiction about the death-defying stunt.

Philippe Petit marks 50th anniversary of walk between World Trade Center towers with new show The daredevil recreated the death-defying stunt that got him arrested in 1974.

Renowned French high-wire artist Philippe Petit marked the 50th anniversary of his famous walk between New York's Twin Towers with a performance in a Manhattan cathedral, accompanied by live music ...

On Aug. 7, 1974, Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the spires of New York’s Twin Towers. On Wednesday and Thursday, the French high-wire artist celebrated the 50-year anniversary with a ...

Philippe Petit celebrates 50th anniversary of walk between Twin Towers with new show The "Man on Wire" highwire artist talks about how he keeps his skills sharp at 74, five decades after his ...

Philippe Petit started building the small barn himself at his home near Woodstock, New York, ten years ago. A sign reads: "The smallest theater in the world." That's what it is," he said. "Welcome ...

NEW YORK — Fifty years after his iconic high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center, Philippe Petit recreated the death-defying stunt with a performance about 7 miles ...