Laura Fredrickson needed time to think. So the 34-year-old from St. Paul set out on a road trip. Somewhere on the way, while Googling roadside attractions, she turned up one that made her heart leap — the OZ Museum in Wamego, Kan. Continue reading →
Decades ago, thousands lived in the former coal town of What Cheer. Now, the population has dwindled to about 700. The old opera house is among the last surviving businesses. Continue reading →
The picture from the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 resurfaces from time to time — and I always think about the baby’s parents. What effect has it had on them? Now I know. Continue reading →
Some people have the Washington Monument or the Golden Gate Bridge or Mount Rushmore to associate with their first memories of a trip to the United States. I have Cimmy the 9-ton metal dinosaur. Continue reading →
The attack revealed the vulnerabilities in security around members of Congress and their families as midterm congressional campaigns reach their frenzied final push. Continue reading →
Permitless carry laws have created a dilemma for officers working the streets: They now have to decide, sometimes in seconds, if someone with the right to carry a gun is a danger. Continue reading →
As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, a handful of companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers. Continue reading →
In recent months, the tide has turned along the front lines in southern Ukraine. With powerful Western weapons and deadly homemade drones, Ukraine now has artillery superiority in the area, commanders and military analysts say. Continue reading →
Dozens of Haitians have died from cholera during a rapidly spreading outbreak that is straining the resources of nonprofits and local hospitals in a country where fuel, water and other basic supplies are growing scarcer by the day. Continue reading →
Also on Saturday, authorities reported that the gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran earlier this week died in a hospital from injuries sustained during his arrest. Continue reading →
Without dedicated election workers, our electoral infrastructure — indeed, the very principle of free and fair elections — would crumble. Continue reading →
A Dorchester barbershop reopened its doors Saturday, less than three days after a brazen Wednesday evening shooting left one of its owners dead, compelling a heartbroken community to demand an end to violence. Continue reading →
In years like this, families struggling to pay for basic real-life necessities turn to Globe Santa for help in creating a little holiday magic. Continue reading →
The super-wealthy opponents of Question 1 have hidden behind Cape Cod cranberry grower Leo Cakounes, the face of the ad campaign advocating No on the measure. But even the hard-working Harwich resident acknowledges he'll be alright if the tax passes – he is sitting on properties worth millions. Continue reading →
A burst of repression 100 years ago should serve as reminder that threats to American democracy will come in forms that are hard to anticipate. Continue reading →
A football coach who carried himself like a professor, Vincey Dooley guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship. Continue reading →
A football coach who carried himself like a professor, Vincey Dooley guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship. Continue reading →
The episodes leading up to the first-season finale felt like secondary backstory. The good news is that the show seems ready to move forward now. Continue reading →
Returning for a second season of "The White Lotus," the South Shore native with a gift for comedic spontaneity is getting to enjoy the attention and success that eluded her early in her career. Continue reading →
We caught up with the singer-songwriter — who will perform at Club Passim on Nov. 5 and at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, N.H., on Nov. 6 — to talk about all things travel. Continue reading →
What it’s like living next to a graveyard: “I remember walking through [our] yard, and I was like, 'Oh, my God, am I standing on someone?' ” Continue reading →
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