Patrick French Dies

British writer, historian and academician Patrick French died in London after battling cancer for four years on Thursday, his family said.

Investigators picking through the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed on a remote Alpine mountain said they had found DNA from more than half of the victims, as more details emerged concerning the doomed flight's last minutes.

British writer, historian and academician Patrick French died in London after battling cancer for four years on Thursday, his family said.

Investigators picking through the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed on a remote Alpine mountain said they had found DNA from more than half of the victims, as more details emerged concerning the doomed flight's last minutes.