For the fifth consecutive year, Lance Armstrong has won the prestigious Tour de France, which, next to the World Soccer Cup, is the most popular sporting event in all of Europe. FULL STORY

Herman Melville and William Cullen Bryant are two of America's most famous 19th century writers. Both men also lived most of their lives in New York. Bryant lived in Roslyn, while working in Manhattan as editor of the New York Evening Post. Melville also worked in the city, under more modest circumstances as a customs inspector. FULL STORY

Registration has already started for the Sid Jacobson JCC's Dennis "3D" Scott Summer All-Star Fantasy Basketball Camp. Girls and boys ages 6-15 can spend a week of a lifetime from Aug. 25-29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. learning the proper fundamentals of basketball from Dennis Scott, formerly of the Orlando Magic and other NBA stars. A different NBA star will appear every day. Be instructed in dribbling, defense, rebounding, passing, conditioning, shooting and teamwork in the JCC's air-conditioned facility, located at 300 Forest Drive, East Hills. FULL STORY