When we lived in the Canadian bush, were used to the annual spring thaw. But the unusual conditions led to high water, dangerous flooding, and a harrowing ordeal for us and our dogs ...

From left, circa 1943: The author’s parents, Homer and Betty, and granddad Icell. Mike Carroll of Tuscola is a retired circuit judge and former state’s attorney in Douglas County. From left, circa ...

Mr. Sittenfeld is a freelance writer working on a memoir. On my second day into my 16-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland, Ky., I surprised myself by doing something that ...

Now that my son has been gone for more than a few years, I thought it might be time to revisit the words in a grief guide and add some 20/20 hindsight of my own.

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...

Folks should enjoy the sunny weather while they can, because the National Weather Service (NWS) says a switch-up is headed for Texas this week. Some cities could see temperatures swoop to the low ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Pima County deputy sheriff walks in the driveway of the residence of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 18 near Tucson. (Joe Raedle / Getty ...

The weather is beginning to warm up in the area where my family lives, which means that spiders and bugs are starting to infiltrate our house. All things creepy and crawly scare the shit out of me, ...

A tetchy exchange with an irascible removalist was just the beginning of a week of broken whitegoods promises As far as mundane domestic tasks go, replacing an old refrigerator with a new one seemed ...

Cold days have a way of calling for something warm in your hands. Hot chocolate is a simple comfort, but small tweaks can make it feel extra special and relaxing. From classic styles to richer, ...

As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches into its third week, there is growing concern that the trail to find the missing 84-year-old is rapidly growing cold. Investigators have detained two people ...

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.