Nevada City might be the most well-preserved Gold Rush town in California. Its Victorian buildings stand tall, as if proudly showing off their elaborate architecture. Gas lamps illuminate the streets ...

Researchers have unearthed a trove of medical remedies dating back over a thousand years, revealing that early medieval ...

For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they ...

Through the challenges of war and distance, a Ukrainian student channels her feelings into poetry written in English. Linda, ...

Linda Ankrah-Dove, 83, published three poetry books in April, exploring life and her views on human perspectives. She started ...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner is being remembered after his death at age 54. The actor drowned during a family vacation in Costa Rica, ...

It’s not a coincidence, and likely unconscious, that I have clothes that attempt to match their celebration of color. There ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Kate Coombs, who lives in Bountiful, Utah. Kate began writing when she was 7 or 8 years old and was first published in 2006. She confides that her ...

Flowers don’t have all the power to enliven a landscape. Here are 4 trees and other plants that do well in the coastal region.

The Loess Hills, in Iowa. (Photo by Nathan Beacom) ...

Dreams are trash. Dreams are ash. A man from Los Angeles left a small ziplock bag of his ashes to me in his will.” ...