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A Cup of Comfort

The delicious beginnings of a beloved winter tradition: drinking hot chocolate

How to Write an Unforgettable Holiday Letter

Nothing tells family and friends you're thinking of them more than a form letter. But how to begin? Don't fret! Writing the annual holiday missive isn't difficult. To help you get started, we've jotted down a few simple rules to guide you, alongside an annotated version of the letter we're sending out this year.

A Ride for a Lifetime

An Uber trip took a detour when the driver offered his ailing passenger one of his kidneys

Adventures in Babysitting

Treasured memories from modern-day Mary Poppinses and daffy but dear Mrs. Doubtfires

Dementia Breakthroughs

After decades of disappointments, new treatments and tests are finally here

MY DAY OF NO PLASTIC

Is that even possible? One man went to extremes to find out.

How To GET ALONG WITH ANYONE

Whether you get cornered by a chatterbox or embarrassed by a jokester, you can turn things in your favor

I SURVIVED!

THE PEOPLE IN THESE THREE STORIES HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON EXCEPT FOR ONE THING THEY FACED DEATH AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

A TASTY WAY TO BOOST GUT HEALTH

Where That Color Comes From

Are warning labels for food dyes coming soon?

High-Flying Facts About Drones

1 UNMANNED AERIAL vehicles may seem like recent technology, but the earliest version took flight back in 1849, during the First Italian War of Independence.

World, Meet Poutine

This Canadian fave could be the biggest new comfort-food trend

Loki the Lab

ALMOST NINE YEARS ago, Loki came from his mother into my waiting hands.

Tiny New Neighbors

A couple were astonished to see who had taken up residence in their mailbox

GLAD TO HEAR IT

3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Lending a WellTrained Hand

A martial artist who has a troubled history with cops stops to save one

Falling into Fall

Embrace the uncertainty of this crisp, colorful season of change

NIGHTMARE AT THE NIGHTCLUB

WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTED, A COMBAT VETERAN'S LIFESAVING INSTINCTS KICKED IN

How I Tried to STOP SNORING

I wanted a quick fix, even if it meant strapping a glorified bike pump to my face

MARK BBQ IN COLCHESTER, VERMONT

WHEN DARRELL LANGWORTHY was growing up, Thanksgiving meant 30 neighbors sharing a potluck meal in the family driveway.

ΑΙ MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY GOODBYE

New technology lets us talk to dead people. But is that really a good idea?

UNITY PARK IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

EIGHTY-TWO YEARS WE waited for the park,\" says City Councilwoman Lillian Brock Flemming. \"The little children don't know the history, but they know they'll have a good time when they get there.\"

RED LODGE, MONTANA

IT WAS 3 A.M. when the flood came on an unseasonably warm night in June, the summer rain melting snow from an unseasonable Memorial Day blizzard.

WHAT CHEER FLOWER FARM IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

IT'S BEEN NEARLY seven years since a group of volunteers broke ground at What Cheer Flower Farm in Providence, Rhode Island, with a simple goal: get flowers into the hands of anyone in need of a pick-me-up. Best of all, each one of the tens of thousands of bouquets that What Cheer grows and delivers are completely free of charge.

THE NICEST PLACES IN AMERICA

AND THE TOP HONOR GOES TO... BUFFALO, NEW YORK

Play (Pickle) Ball!

How to get in on the game-if you haven't already

Fascinating Fungi

WHEN YOU think of mushrooms, the white button, cremini and portobello probably come to mind first they account for about 90% of mushrooms eaten in the U.S.

Hoppy Hour

So many brews to choose from, including beer without the buzz

Braving the Elements

When a small plane crashes into a frozen creek, kayaker must navigate the ice to save the pilot

The Heart of the City

WHEN BUFFALO BILLS player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during the first quarter of a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2, viewers around the world held their breath.