Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider for your January reading list.

Looking for a way to relax and decompress during the quiet, chilly evenings last winter, Alyssa Maddalena decided to try her ...

Palos Park author Erin Stevenson’s latest kid’s book is inspired by her Do Good Movement and Balloons by Tommy founder Tommy ...

The Bourbon Street Band Is Back, a rhyming picture book for children ages 3-8, has captivated readers with its story of resilience and the healing power of music. Written by the award-winning team of ...

“We’ve been living in an actual hell for over 13 years … and what happened now has given [people] hope. People on the ground are hopeful.” Five decades of dynastic rule crumbled swiftly ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Part of Mount Hope Avenue is closed on Friday morning after a van hit a light pole, damaging it and displacing wires. Mount Hope Avenue is closed from Elmerston Road to ...

“Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo.” It’s been almost six decades — 56 years, to be exact — since I last thought of that quirky name. Yes, it’s a name. I’m not even sure ...

Good Morning Britain’s 1 Million Minutes campaign is back! It has never been more important for us to talk about feeling lonely, as people around the country struggle with mental health and the ...

“and that the different religions may walk together in friendship and mutual respect for the good of the nation, which has been afflicted by years of war.” In his main talk, the pope brought together ...

Hope for Cynics offers “hopeful skepticism” as an alternative to cynicism—not a naive one, but a wise one. It involves not just being open to people being good, but also to data and adapting our ...

Offer some encouragement or share a positive thought to ease them into the day. How do you say good morning to a special person? What a great morning! I hope you have a great day. Your brightness ...