The internet is torn over an elementary-level math equation which left many scratching their heads. The viral math problem has X users stumped - but the answer comes from lessons learned in fifth or ...

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In “The Waterbearers,” Sasha Bonét weaves her matrilineal history into a larger struggle for survival and self-knowledge. By Martha Southgate Martha Southgate is the author of four novels, most ...

In an excerpt from the Tupac Shakur biography 'Only God Can Judge Me' by Jeff Pearlman, the rapper's sister and friends detail his early teenage years ...

Amy Griffin wrote a book based on recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse. Oprah Winfrey and a slew of celebrities promoted it. Then questions arose. Amy Griffin, who sits on the board of the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Police officers are investigating a train crash that killed a man Tuesday night in Durham. According to the Durham Police Department, the crash happened around 5:39 p.m. when a train was traveling ...

C-SPAN host Greta Brawner cited reporting on James Comey’s alleged misconduct when a Democratic caller asserted the former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director never broke rules. Department ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Pamela Paul is a writer at large for The Wall Street Journal. She was previously at the New York Times where she was most recently an opinion columnist. Prior to that, she served as the longtime ...