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I didn't even have a toothbrush at my boyfriend's apartment before we lived together, so the idea of saying goodbye to my luggage upon arriving at the airport and reuniting with it hours later gives ...

Years ago, a friend, who was studying at a reputed technical institute in Chennai, called me one weekday afternoon, sounding ...

Although these schools provide lodging and provisions for students, the quality of services has been declining over the years ...

Kids love animals -- and they love books about animals, too. From dog books to bear books to bunny books and pig books, our list of favorite animal "tails" is full of great picks. Some have funny, ...

I was a daughter who left her mother. This is a fairly common experience, from my understanding of the world, many children ...

It is often hard for us to fathom the events of the Dust Bowl. Refugees from Oklahoma and Texas worked their way across the Southwest headed for itinerant farm work ...

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Children in Madera County will now be able to sign up for free books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The United Way of Fresno and Madera counties ...

Shared autobiographies distill art to its most fundamental core; a naive attempt at understanding our emotions and how they ...

His severed limbs and head were discovered inside a suitcase by a group of children near a football stadium two days later. Police found his mutilated torso in a black bag dumped in a stretch of ...

The victim's dismembered remains were discovered in a suitcase on the city's outskirts, prompting a widespread investigation. In a message posted on X on Monday, Santa Marta Mayor Carlos Pinedo ...

Jonathan Haidt's book, The Anxious Generation, sparked a global reckoning about mobile phone usage among children when it came out last year. So, I checked in with him to find out if he still ...