To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

The most commonly criticized books, including Maia Kobabe's "Gender Queer" and the late Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," can be found on such websites as www.ratedbooks.org and through lists compiled ...

According to Luxe Digital, this is the most valuable U.S. nickel in existence. Only five examples are known to have been created and just three of these are in the hands of private collectors.

An upcoming memoir by retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has a new title and release date. Kennedy's book also will come out as a single publication, not in two volumes, as once planned.

in 2007 Guinness Book of World Records certified the coin as the world's largest gold coin. The front of the coin shows Queen Elizabeth II whereas the back has a Canadian maple leaf. It was sold in ...

Seasoned hiker Valerie Gillis vanishes shortly before reaching the end of the Appalachian trail. A Maine game warden works to find Valerie, as does a septuagenarian armchair detective in a ...

Julie Ann Nickels, age 67, passed away on March 11, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. The beloved daughter of Patrick and Elizabeth Kretsch, Julie was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin ...

A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.” Raphael Glucksmann ...

PARIS — Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the ...

Foregrounding the grotesque horrors of a place like Nickel risks making the everyday workings of structural racism recede from view. But Whitehead’s book and Ross’ film both take pains to ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Nickels Arcade has been one of the delights ... Started in 1931 at 606 E. Liberty St., the shop has had various locations and owners throughout its long history, but found ...