Jesmyn Ward's fourth novel follows Annis, a young, enslaved woman, on her journey through the underworld of the American ...

I suppose it’s what I see as the banality, the lack of grounding in the real beauty and brutality of life, which makes me so ...

The president of West Virginia University at Parkersburg reminded the Board of Governors on Tuesday of the work they do to ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Languishing in a dungeon cell of Syria’s then-ruler Bashar Assad, an unknown prisoner scrawled a verse ...

I'm a dreamer, in every sense of the word. As a child, I donned my panda-bear baby blanket atop my head, strapped a gold headband around it and sang into a hairbrush, giving the performance of a ...

Maybe by now you know that every time DeAndre Hopkins scores a touchdown he gives the football to his mother, Sabrina Greenlee ... he told the story and read a poem he wrote for her.

Going through possessions left behind is heartbreaking — and bewildering. What is precious? What is rubbish? And when the ...

Pamela Anderson always dreamed of becoming a nun or a showgirl. She makes one of those dreams come true with acclaimed new ...

I will always remember my second graders. But to me, they will forever be 7 years old. Maybe 8. They will never grow old.' ...

In an age when reading frequently involves a luminescent screen, owning a brick-and-mortar bookstore could feel old-fashioned, even risky. And yet, the AP reports that more than 200 new independent ...

The month of February is loaded with events of global prominence and significance. February 1, World Interfaith Harmony Week ...

From folk hero Woody Guthrie to a record-breaking Broadway star and a hot sauce magnate… the true story behind every musician ...