Why You Should Stop Obsessing Over Those “Must-Read” Book Lists, And What You Should Do Instead

Here it comes again. The summer is ending and for millions school beckons. Soon droves of students will be issued reading lists, inventories of books they are told to they need to read to learn how to become the best, the greatest, or as successful as (fill in famous...

At a Shelter in Texas, Desperate for Clues to What Happened Back Home

By JACK HEALY August 28, 2017 SAN ANTONIO — Michelle McGowen could live with the likelihood that her home was lost. But she was desperate to know one thing: Were Uncle Jon and Uncle Paul still alive? Stubborn and in frail health, the two men decided to...

Amazon officially owns Whole Foods; here are the products that are getting marked down

Amazon has officially sealed the deal with Whole Foods, and the promised price cuts are already hitting grocery stores. Bananas for 49 cents a pound, anyone? Marked down from 79 cents, that’s more comparable with other supermarket chains. The organic variety...