PITTSBURGH—Lemon, a five-pound Chihuahua, waited at the starting line until her owner signaled “go,” then pulled a wheeled cart weighing 260 pounds down a 16-foot chute. Amid applause, the pint-size ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

More and more Alabama schools are improving on the state report card, with a record number making perfect 100s. On average, schools have jumped by about 1.5 points in the last two years, according to ...

A south Alabama teacher has been arrested after a video circulated online appearing to show her cursing and repeatedly hitting a child with a belt. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, ...

The smell of turkey roasting, pies cooling on the counter and the buzz of family chatter, Thanksgiving is a holiday full of tradition. Still, sometimes it can feel overwhelming with work, travel and ...

The Yemeni prisoner spent nearly seven hours at the war court, displaying some of the defiance of his 2008 proceeding. By Carol Rosenberg Reporting from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba Guantánamo’s only prisoner ...

On Dec. 13, Dick Van Dyke, legendary actor of stage and screen, will turn 100 years old. But despite his centenarian status, Van Dyke has no intention of hanging up his hat just yet. In fact, he may ...

A man has been jailed for stalking a woman, including police said, calling her up to 100 times a day from withheld numbers and leaving threatening voicemails. Thomas McGinn, 33, was arrested in March ...

The Dallas Cowboys head to their annual Thanksgiving Day game as underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs, but history shows that Thanksgiving is good to Dallas since they started hosting the game in ...

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