Spring and summer are here, and our gardens are already blooming. Did you know there is increasing evidence that exposure to plants, green space and gardening benefits mental and physical health ...

Wow, it’s getting crowded in the Democratic Party’s competition to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin. But that’s no surprise. The last time a U.S. Senate seat opened up in Illinois ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to clear the way to create the nation’s first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer dollars. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer has the latest ...

Public lands are one of our country’s great equalizers. It doesn’t matter how much money you have—a billionaire and a bus driver both get the same access to our parks, deserts, rivers and forests.

This could even break a queen’s heart. With this hint in mind please try to find white’s mating attack. Because black’s bishop targets the white king’s escape square on h2, both black’s ...

Webster defines appreciation in two distinct ways: 1. A feeling or expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude. 2. An increase in value. My house may appreciate, but it isn’t able to give or ...

It’s important to get tested as soon as possible if you’ve had unprotected sexual contact, you find out your partner has an STD/STI, or if you think you’ve been exposed to anything. Not sure what to ...

British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle greatly raised the prestige of the lowly detective story with his fictional alter ego, Sherlock Holmes. One of Holmes’ most brilliant insights concerned something ...

Catholic cardinals elected a new pope Thursday, Robert Francis Prevost, who will go by Pope Leo XIV. What team does he support? Alex Hemenway endured multiple injuries the past three years. But ...

Howdy and welcome to the Bookend. It is so lovely and breezy outdoors now.