Stan Wawrinka, 40, is approaching his last year of professional tennis. Graham Denholm / Getty Images Stan Wawrinka, the three-time Grand Slam champion, will retire from tennis next year — making the ...

A melancholy December vision in Liverpool invokes a Dickensian ghost with more worldly but still warm realism Down on the canal on Christmas Day Down on the canal on Christmas Day a man walks towards ...

This pairing of the late Worth's exquisite poems with Jenkins's (What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?) extraordinary, cut-paper illustrations make this a volume to treasure. Characteristic of the ...

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...

Dear Mommy, you are appreciated regardless of the heinous results of Axios Local's best animal story contest. Why it matters: ...

In the late Worth’s follow-up to Animal Poems (2007), sharply observant and powerfully descriptive verses portray fauna in both wild and domesticated environments. Of a captive Bengal tiger, Worth ...

A vicious pit bull attacked a 1-year-old boy on a crowded Manhattan street and refused to let go – leaving the baby with a “hole” in his leg, shocking video shows.

November 24, 2025 • Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great ...