Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Facing the prospect of going to prison, Melissa Fireside got to work. Using an Austrian passport, she clicked on a plane ...

Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California ...

One adjustment could be to shift Bo Bichette back over to shortstop. He was signed by the Mets in free agency this past winter to play third base for the first time in his career. The Mets could roll ...

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for ...

The chopping block at Byron High School impressed the judges. Because of that, the school received $10,000 Wednesday night to ...

Opinions remain divided over both the appropriateness and the terms of the proposal championed by Emmanuel Macron to re-establish dialogue with Russia, even though such a prospect is no longer ...

Six homeless people have died in the Italian city in recent weeks, highlighting the widening inequality as the Games unfold ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, Ethan Sands and Jimmy Watkins unpack whether the ...

Can sixth-tier side Macclesfield upset another Premier League foe when the FA Cup returns to Moss Rose for a fourth-round Monday tie?

Construction is often a family business. Mike Lloyd, as a Harvard Law graduate, former Wall Street trader, past counsel for Uber and Chevron, and a native of south Louisiana, had a first-class ...

Every spring in Manitoba, up to 100000 red sided garter snakes emerge from underground limestone dens, forming swirling mating balls. Why do they gather here in such astonishing numbers?