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Abused, expelled, orphaned at eight months: how athlete Bob Beamon beat the odds – and became a...
The Guardian· 9 hours agoIn an auction that included a Louis XIV tapestry and what was believed to be the only painting by...
Couple Marries After Both Losing Spouses to Cancer, Then Welcomes 'Unexpected Miracle' (Exclusive)
People via Yahoo News· 5 days agoKirsten and Jason Clawson keep their late spouses' memories alive by celebrating their birthdays,...
Rubik’s Cube inventor turns 80, looks back on its 50-year history — and reveals how long he takes to...
NY Post· 3 days agoFifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő...
Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely
New York Times· 2 days agoMore than two decades ago, Robert Putnam became something rare: a celebrity academic. In 2000, he published a groundbreaking book, “Bowling Alone: The...
Queen Camilla hosts National Literacy Trust charity 30th anniversary
Daily Mail· 6 days agoAlong them were Caroline Lowndes, from Stoke-on-Trent with her son Jayden, ten. She is a teacher and...
Remembering Wallace J. Nichols: the blue mind scientist who explained our human connection to water
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoEmbracing a calm blue mind state is crucial for people such as emergency first responders who...
Chris Brookmyre on paying the price of parenthood and the threat to the arts
The Herald· 1 day agoHis son Jack, who’s 24, moved out a fortnight ago. Brookmyre is beloved internationally for his wise-cracking, blood-splattered, hipster novels with their distinctively witty and lengthy titles ...
All of the States That Will Pay Off Your Student Loans
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance UK· 4 days agoSince 2003, student loan debt has increased by 430%. Learn More: You Can Get These 3 Debts Canceled...
Who is Jean-Luc Mélenchon? Hard-left leader of France Unbowed celebrates election win
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoHere are some key points about him: Early Life and career: He was born on August 19, 1951, in...
You shouldn’t tell people how you voted – but I will…
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe problem is that I was going to have to explain to the organisers why I was going to have to...