California has made progress in third-grade reading proficiency, but needs to accelerate the pace to meet the demands of the ...

It gave us the Grabber ( Ethan Hawke ), a mysterious kidnapper and killer of young boys with a stunningly memorable mask. He ...

Christine Newell is a professional musical theatre performer with a lifelong love of telling stories. In February 2025, she released her debut memoir, Five Seasons in Seoul, a record of the time she ...

Update Published Oct. 2, 2025: This article, originally published in 2024, has been updated to reflect the latest findings in PEN America’s banned books report, “Banned in the U.S.A.” The list at the ...

The scientist, who died at 91 on Wednesday, was a model for healthy aging. By Dana G. Smith and Nina Agrawal Jane Goodall, who died on Wednesday at the age of 91, followed several principles that ...

Deep in the remote Tanzanian forest, immersed amongst watchful wild chimpanzees, a 26-year-old British woman with no science qualifications named Jane Goodall witnessed something that changed our ...

Tracey Lindberg is a citizen of As'in'i'wa'chi Ni'yaw Nation Rocky Mountain Cree and is from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation in British Columbia. She is a scholar, writer and law professor. Her debut novel ...

BELCOURT, N.D. — After living in a windowless, concrete box for nearly 50 years, Leonard Peltier is discovering the little joys that come with being in a two-bedroom house of his own. He can see the ...

Studies have shown that journaling can boost your mental health and help you process difficult emotions—even if you don’t end up keeping what you’ve written down. But it can be a daunting task to ...

Based on the bestselling novels by Marian Keyes, new drama The Walsh Sisters lands on RTÉ One on Sunday. John Byrne talks to the show's chief writer and cast member, Stefanie Preissner. Marian Keyes ...