“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

For as long as it’s been alive, Chicago’s employer head tax has been derided — in one colorful way or another — as a job killer. “It’s much more than a head tax… it’s a scalping tax,” said the late ...

Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt ...

As The Color Purple celebrates its 40th anniversary, the film remains a cultural cornerstone. We revisit the iconic story and find out what the cast is doing today. Even 40 years after its premiere, ...

Readers respond to a librarian who wrote that listening to a book qualifies as reading. To the Editor: Re “Yes, Listening to a Book Counts as Reading,” by Brian Bannon (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 23): ...

On July 25, 1853, a group of California Rangers met a band of armed Mexicans near Coalinga, in central-California gold-mining country. In the ensuing skirmish, three Mexicans died. One corpse in ...

Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications ...

South Florida is expected to hire Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline as the next head coach in Tampa, sources told CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer. Hartline informed the Buckeyes ...

Winter has come, and it's time to curl up and hibernate with a stack of books. Here are 8 new science fiction and fantasy releases coming out this month to add to your reading list. The holiday season ...

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...

LSU’s big-time hire of Lane Kiffin comes with an insane price tag and a rare financial reality of their terrible past. With Kiffin now having signed a seven-year incentive-heavy deal valued at $90 ...