A Russian family sought asylum in the United States. In the Dilley ICE detention center in Texas, they say their children ...

Alex Caldiero, a Utahn who called himself a "sonosopher" for his mixing of words, sound and philosophy, died Monday at age 76. For years, Caldiero was the writer-in-residence at Utah Valley University ...

Denis Johnson wrote about some of the most unlikable characters in American fiction, and yet he always managed to make readers care what happened to them. This talent may have had something to do with ...

For most of history, parents couldn’t buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.

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The "charitable immunity" law has long faced criticism from lawyers and abuse victims, who argue that it allows powerful institutions to shield themselves from atoning financially for their misdeeds.

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There is a line in Jung Chang’s latest book, Fly, Wild Swans, that should give Sir Keir Starmer serious pause for thought.

Johnson’s latest children’s book is inspired by her Japanese American roots, and the seashells her grandfather collected at two different internment camps during the war.

Stoicism is lacking in the modern world, Tom Hodgkinson makes a strong case for bringing it back so that we can all find the key to success, power and happiness.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s ...

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