In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U.S. On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists ...

Possibly the most obviously anxious of Tiger Woods’s sponsors (because his scandal was basically made possible by texting), AT &T announced today that they’re dropping their sponsorship of the ...

Boys and girls thrill to the edge-of-your-seat suspense, turning pages with glee. And who can resist the challenge of solving ...

Roald Dahl signing books in Amsterdam in 1988. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. “A little magic can take you a long way.” No line written by Roald Dahl is quoted more than the above. Alas, I’m not sure he ...

Happy New Year 2026 wishes, images and quotes with morning greetings, rangoli, muggulu and kolam designs, photos and ...

Everybody has to eat, so there are few things more universal than shopping for groceries. Our series Market Memories looks at how that experience in the Des Moines metro has changed over the years.

When Czech writer Karel Čapek coined the word “robot” in his 1920 play R.U.R., he imagined tireless “artificial workers” liberating people from drudgery. The lead character dreams of destroying ...

Outfielder David Dahl announced his retirement on his X feed earlier this week, opting to end his playing career at age 31. As Dahl wrote in his farewell post, “Baseball has been my life for as long ...

David Dahl was the 10th overall pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, and all things considered, he made the Colorado Rockies proud for taking him. Dahl's seven-year major league career flamed ...

PAL's first A350-1000, seen on the production line at the Airbus facility in Toulouse earlier this year. Credit: Philippine Airlines/Airbus BANGKOK—Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expecting to soon ...

Eating a fried fish sandwich is generally about as exciting as getting a physical. Flavorless McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish and other alarmingly angular fried shapes come to mind. Even at restaurants that ...

When I was a kid, before graduating to books by authors like Stephen King and Clive Barker, I was an avid reader of Roald Dahl novels. Dahl’s books for children are full of the marvelous and macabre, ...