PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, ...

My husband and I have the common tradition of a new Christmas ornament each year for our family. Each year, we get a family ...

We speak to Daniel Nour about his memoir ’How to Dodge Flying Sandals,’ and how writing honestly about family and faith ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman reads a book in the afternoon sun on a ...

On the joys of having stories in my ears — and yes, listening counts. Credit...By Georgie Mcausland Supported by By Elisabeth Egan It started with “Red Comet,” an 1,118-page biography of Sylvia Plath, ...

The winter solstice and the longest night of the year are upon us. This year, the winter solstice occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 10:03 A.M. Solstice is a marriage of the Latin words for “sun” ...

One of the most recent inductees into the Michigan Outdoor Hall of Fame, Outdoor Writer Richard P. Smith, will appear at Jay’s Sporting Goods in Clare on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20-21, starting at 9 ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. According to this year's second-annual Everand State of Reading Report, bookworms commonly revisited classic works of fiction in 2025 ...

As a big reader—more than 60 books a year—and an experienced and well, particular, consumer tech editor, I’m never far from my Amazon Kindle e-reader. I take it literally everywhere, grabbing it from ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that would reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification — a move that would ease federal restrictions, though it would not ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...