Penguin Young Readers is set to release Mustafa’s Mithai, a heartwarming picture book by Sana Rafi and illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, that explores the sweetness of South Asian desserts and the joy ...

Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a "Freedom to Read" bill that would protect books on race, gender, and identity from being banned in schools and libraries. Proponents of the bill argue that ...

Senate committee will consider “Freedom to Read Act,” which would shield librarians from criminal charges and standardize reviews of book challenges PROVIDENCE — In Westerly, a right-wing ...

The Senate will take a key procedural vote on Friday afternoon to potentially tee up final passage of a crucial stopgap government spending bill to avoid a shutdown as time runs out. After tense ...

Festivals are reminders that bingeing on sweets & fried stuff is a ruinous food culture. But lecturing consumers isn’t enough. Regulation must bite down on makers of ultra-processed food The PM ...

A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better. See how many works of prose and poetry by popular Irish ...

Bill Belichick's 23-year-old girlfriend is apparently tapped into all things in Chapel Hill. Of course, the legendary football coach joined the Tar Heels late last year to become their head coach ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

For almost four decades, Michael Connelly has set his characters loose in a city of big dreams and lucky breaks. Now they’re facing an altered landscape. So is he. By Elisabeth Egan In ...

Bill Simmons is sticking around at Spotify. The podcast host and media executive said in a statement Wednesday that he has agreed to a new contract at the Swedish audio streaming giant. Simmons ...

The White House withdrew Dr David Weldon's nomination to head the CDC, as he lacked the necessary confirmation votes. Concerns arose over his vaccine skepticism and debunked vaccine claims.

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