Why do some children succeed and others fail? Answers don’t come from the ACT, SAT, or other measures of intelligence, Paul Tough say...

According to an ancient Frankish ordinance, “He who claims that someone else is covered in dung shall be liable to pay 120 denari.” In Skamania Cou...

Seventy-five years ago, on April 30, 1939, amidst the billowing clouds of lingering economic depression and imminent war, the New York Worl...

“War! What is it good for?” Motown singer Edwin Starr asked in his 1969 hit record. The musical answer: “Absolutely nothing.” But in a discussion o...

The 1876 raid by the James-Younger gang on Northfield, Minnesota, may be the most famous bank robbery in history. Recognizing what was happen...

The Kansas City Public Library plays host to the annual Missouri 5th Congressional District student art exhibit and town hall gath...

Mary Roach, designated as “America’s funniest science writer” by The Washington Post, takes us on a tour of the alimentar...

Kansas City author and Writers at Work series organizer Whitney Terrell conducts a public conver...

After months of contentious debate, the Missouri State Board of Education has finalized a plan to address the state’s unaccredited school districts...

What was termed the last Confederate funeral took place exactly 10 years ago — the burial of eight crew members of the Confederate submarine...