Who doesn't need luxury floss, a champagne vending machine, or a doggy DNA kit? Many people, but a girl can dream

"You turned out fine, right?" my mother said when I wanted to confront my own father. But had I?

On Saturday, a cry for help from Franklinton, La.: "We are panicking!" More reader tales of heroism and despair.

In my summer of minding other people’s children, I carefully studied their lives, which were nothing like my own

A young woman went out partying and ended up getting 40 years for DUI manslaughter. Was she just drunk -- or did someone slip her a mickey?

Twenty-four-year-old memoirist Koren Zailckas goes beyond blackouts and hangovers to examine the emotional costs of binge drinking for young women.

Money intended for small-business lending was used by many community banks as a "TARP exit strategy"

"Almond mom" videos on TikTok force a cultural examination of the effects of diet culture on children

At 25, I am already losing the locks I took for granted. It's making me a different man -- and impossible to deny

The president faces a familiar parental dilemma -- deciding the right age to leave your kids home alone

It wasn't my plan to take to the streets. But when the protest found me, there was only one honorable choice

Animal hoarders think they're helping their furry friends, but mostly they're just feeding their own twisted psyches.

Some cooks think that because they throw a mean dinner party, they can run a restaurant. Until I tried to manage an overworked kitchen, an angry staff and an untested menu, I was one of them.

How much mayhem can a bunch of foot-high action figures incite? In 'Small Soldiers,' plenty. Review by Scott Rosenberg.

After COVID, I briefly lost my sense of smell. Getting it back reinspired me in the kitchen