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New York Times Washington correspondent Jodi Kantor interviewed more than 200 sources, including White House aides and friends of the Obamas, to paint a portrait of the first family's life inside the White House.

Simmered all day with a slug of fatback, brown beans have warmed many hardworking West Virginia miners. Kendra Bailey Morris shares memories of pintos and cornbread and her great-granny Charity.

America is not ready for the next big catastrophe, according to Stephen Flynn, a former Coast Guard commander. Flynn is concerned that California's earthen levees won't hold in the event of an earthquake.

Alison McGhee's Someday is a new children's book that mothers will relish, too. In a few hundred words, McGhee simply and elegantly charts the arc of motherhood — from birth and childhood through adulthood and the next generation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will speak to the Canadian Parliament on Friday as part of his campaign to bolster support from Western allies for Ukraine's war against the Russian invasion.

When vintage vinyl collector Dori Hadar discovered dozens of fake recordings by soul superstar "Mingering Mike," he decided to track down the mysterious artist.

These days, just getting noticed is a challenge for most advertisers. Many successful new ads, like Geico's gecko and cavemen commercials, depend on the knowing, post-modern sell.

As Washington politicians and spin doctors gear up for a new campaign season, the founders of FactCheck.org are offering a decoder ring for separating fact from disinformation in a new book, unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation.

In Florida, Lake Okeechobee's water level dropped enough that dry grasses on the lake floor caught fire. But the weather isn't the only reason for the state's water woes, the author of a new book says.

Writer Joe Mackall gained unprecedented access to one of the most conservative Amish communities through his neighbor Samuel. In his new book, Plain Secrets, Mackall chronicles the tightly knit society of Ohio's Swartzentruber Amish.