William Abel, a mail censor at Iowa's State Prison, Fort Madison, using a hot iron to bring out a secret message written in lemon juice on a letter.Three Lions/Getty Images Humans have had a long ...

Re: “The Invisible Kid: How did he do it?” (Page A1, Sept. 2): This is what his walk tells us about Jackson Kirby: He is resourceful, observant, smart and brave; he can do difficult things, and he ...

Re: “Our right to fight cancer must transcend politics” (Letter to the editor, April 12): I believe letter-writer Gabriel Olagov is correct about protecting cancer patients’ rights. Chronic pain ...

It's Tuesday, and time to read from your emails and Web comments. It's now five weeks and counting since the oil rig explosion on the Gulf of Mexico sent millions of gallons of oil spewing into Gulf ...