When Q’orianka Kilcher was a budding actor of 6, an interviewer asked her what roles she dreamed of playing. She couldn’t decide between her two heroes, so she named them both: Pocahontas and ...

Economists forecast another set of good readings on inflation when the August Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index report is released Friday. With inflation trends heading in the right ...

Before climbing onto the balance beam during the team competition in Rio in August, 16-year-old gymnast Laurie Hernandez whispered to herself, “I got this.” She proceeded to nail the routine ...

Sales of previously owned homes fell 2.5% in August from July, to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.86 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is slightly ...

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August's full moon, which is coming Monday, has several names, including supermoon, blue moon and sturgeon moon. So what do ...

Andreas Kilcher has been full Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies at ETH Zurich since June 2008. Born in Basel in 1963, he studied German Literature, History and Philosophy in Basel and ...

That's why U.S. News evaluated attractions, events and weather (among other factors) to bring you this list of the best places to visit in August. From mountain reprieves to lake getaways ...

For centuries, the Seine River has been Paris’s dumping ground. A billion-dollar cleanup is trying to make it swimmable again. The history of Paris is inextricably linked to the river that flows ...

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