LOVE IS A HOOT

Readers share the most clever, hilarious and moving ways someone has let them know they're loved

CAN HEARING LOSS BE REVERSED?

The answer sounds like yes

THE ODD COUPLE

It was disdain at first sight. Forty years later, they're still best friends.

INTO THE FLAMES

Nick Bostic was troubled. Aimless. Then one night, everything changed.

PRIVATE HATHAWAY COMES HOME

Decades after he was killed in World War II, a soldier is reunited with his family

Back to Poker Table

People who make time to hang out with friends have all the luck

Let's Be Friends

How to make lasting connections that lift you up

Tasty Tacos Those shells hold a lot of history

ONE OF THE world's favorite hand-held foods is so popular it gets its own day: Taco Tuesday. The practice has even crossed the Atlantic to Scandinavia-except it happens there on Fridays. On Tacofredag, Swedish families top theirs with pineapple, cucumber, nuts and a yogurt sauce. And that's just one way the world gets its fill.

Churro the Duck Herder - WAUKESHA, WI

BEST PET PALS

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Diary

A woman mailed her journal to a stranger, who wrote in it, then passed it along

Captain Harrisburg to the Rescue!

From playing superhero to becoming a superhero in real life

Adventure of a lifetime

A grandmother and grandson find a way to mend their broken relationship, one national park at a time

MY LUCKY BAMBOO

If the plant could thrive, maybe I could too, even with cancer

The Healing Power of WATER

It's not just our bodies that need the element of life-it's our minds too

PUT ME IN, COACH!

Readers share their sports stories, from the highlights that won trophies to the bloopers that won hearts

THE EXOTIC DANCER VS.THE TERRORISTS

USING HER WITS AND GUILE, SHE HELPED CAPTURE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MEN IN AMERICA

Nick Offerman's GUIDE TO NATURE'S BOUNTY

The Parks and Recreation star offers handy tips for bartering with Mother Nature

LAWN GONE

EVERYONE LOVES THEIR YARD... EXCEPT MOTHER NATURE

The Best and Worst Diets for Your Heart

DOZENS OF DIETS are touted as \"best,\" but it's easy to lose track of the fact that healthy eating needs to be about overall wellness, not just weight loss.

Good Vibes Grow on Trees

Science shows that our plants take care of us too

Earn Your Poetic License

13 THINGS

The Buzz on Hot Honey

SAY HELLO TO your new condiment crush: hot honey.

We Found a FIX

HELP, HACKS, & HOW TO

GLAD TO HEAR IT

3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Forging Guns into Garden Tools

It takes 2,000 degrees of heat and dozens of volunteer blacksmiths

Are You Ready for some Football?

His Super Bowl parties provide the homeless with good food, good entertainment and a chance to belong

THIRD ACT ENCORES

True tales from real people whose accomplishments most unreal came later in life

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

A proud lion spots a chimp and roars, \"Who is the king of the jungle?\"

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

DRINKING COFFEE CAN LEAD YOU TO OVERSPEND

Shots to Shoot For

IF YOU HAVEN'T given much thought lately to smallpox, polio or diphtheria, that's because these once dangerous diseases either have been eradicated or are now well controlled, thanks to the success of earlier vaccination programs.