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A Cup of Comfort
The delicious beginnings of a beloved winter tradition: drinking hot chocolate
How to Write an Unforgettable Holiday Letter
Nothing tells family and friends you're thinking of them more than a form letter. But how to begin? Don't fret! Writing the annual holiday missive isn't difficult. To help you get started, we've jotted down a few simple rules to guide you, alongside an annotated version of the letter we're sending out this year.
A Ride for a Lifetime
An Uber trip took a detour when the driver offered his ailing passenger one of his kidneys
Adventures in Babysitting
Treasured memories from modern-day Mary Poppinses and daffy but dear Mrs. Doubtfires
Dementia Breakthroughs
After decades of disappointments, new treatments and tests are finally here
MY DAY OF NO PLASTIC
Is that even possible? One man went to extremes to find out.
How To GET ALONG WITH ANYONE
Whether you get cornered by a chatterbox or embarrassed by a jokester, you can turn things in your favor
I SURVIVED!
THE PEOPLE IN THESE THREE STORIES HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON EXCEPT FOR ONE THING THEY FACED DEATH AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT
News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
A TASTY WAY TO BOOST GUT HEALTH
Where That Color Comes From
Are warning labels for food dyes coming soon?
High-Flying Facts About Drones
1 UNMANNED AERIAL vehicles may seem like recent technology, but the earliest version took flight back in 1849, during the First Italian War of Independence.
World, Meet Poutine
This Canadian fave could be the biggest new comfort-food trend
Loki the Lab
ALMOST NINE YEARS ago, Loki came from his mother into my waiting hands.
Tiny New Neighbors
A couple were astonished to see who had taken up residence in their mailbox
GLAD TO HEAR IT
3 STORIES TO Make Your Day
Lending a WellTrained Hand
A martial artist who has a troubled history with cops stops to save one
Falling into Fall
Embrace the uncertainty of this crisp, colorful season of change
NIGHTMARE AT THE NIGHTCLUB
WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTED, A COMBAT VETERAN'S LIFESAVING INSTINCTS KICKED IN
How I Tried to STOP SNORING
I wanted a quick fix, even if it meant strapping a glorified bike pump to my face
MARK BBQ IN COLCHESTER, VERMONT
WHEN DARRELL LANGWORTHY was growing up, Thanksgiving meant 30 neighbors sharing a potluck meal in the family driveway.
ΑΙ MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY GOODBYE
New technology lets us talk to dead people. But is that really a good idea?
UNITY PARK IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
EIGHTY-TWO YEARS WE waited for the park,\" says City Councilwoman Lillian Brock Flemming. \"The little children don't know the history, but they know they'll have a good time when they get there.\"
RED LODGE, MONTANA
IT WAS 3 A.M. when the flood came on an unseasonably warm night in June, the summer rain melting snow from an unseasonable Memorial Day blizzard.
WHAT CHEER FLOWER FARM IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
IT'S BEEN NEARLY seven years since a group of volunteers broke ground at What Cheer Flower Farm in Providence, Rhode Island, with a simple goal: get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of a pick-me-up. Best of all, each one of the tens of thousands of bouquets that What Cheer grows and delivers are completely free of charge.
THE NICEST PLACES IN AMERICA
AND THE TOP HONOR GOES TO... BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Play (Pickle) Ball!
How to get in on the game-if you haven't already
Fascinating Fungi
WHEN YOU think of mushrooms, the white button, cremini and portobello probably come to mind first they account for about 90% of mushrooms eaten in the U.S.
Hoppy Hour
So many brews to choose from, including beer without the buzz
Braving the Elements
When a small plane crashes into a frozen creek, kayaker must navigate the ice to save the pilot
The Heart of the City
WHEN BUFFALO BILLS player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during the first quarter of a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2, viewers around the world held their breath.