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Thomas Jefferson pays a visit for the nation’s birthday

I was walking in the woods. I ran into Thomas Jefferson. He was carrying a box, wrapped in a bow. “Which state ...

In America and around the world, there is a rise in “graduation ceremonies” for elementary school students, ...

The assault rifle traces back to Nazi Germany. Did you know that? The Germans were trying to develop a more ...

Reflecting on the tales centered around Gordie Howe--Mr. Hockey--shows he touched most of metro Detroit, hockey ...

Superman just bid us farewell. It’s hard to believe, Gordie Howe dying, because for so many years, he seemed ...

He died without famous last words, without a selfie video, without a single tweet. The man we knew as the Greatest ...

A silverback gorilla belongs in the Cincinnati Zoo as much as a human being belongs in an African bird’s nest. But ...

Every day, on my way to work, I pass a man in old clothes and a cap. His name is James Scales, but he goes by ...

Last month, a pastor named Jordan Brown, who is openly gay, went into a Whole Foods Market in Austin, Texas, and ...

The other day I wanted to change an airline ticket. I was told it would cost $250, plus whatever fare increase the ...

Mothers want their kids to get along. Play nice.… Tell him you’re sorry. ... These are sentences heard around the ...

Beefy. And that’s the word I’d use. If you’re trying to assess the Lions’ 2016 draft — under new GM Bob Quinn — ...