An unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65 ...

Hurricane Laura unleashed terrible winds on the Louisiana coast, but its effects are "looking relatively tame from an economic perspective" – especially when compared with other powerful storms, ...

Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, blasting the border of Louisiana and Texas and hitting maximum sustained winds of around 150 miles per hour at its peak. On ...

With her floral-print dresses and housewares, the British designer created a romantic and instantly recognizable aesthetic that, decades later, is inspiring a wide range of dressers and brands. A ...

Laura Landro is a former Wall Street Journal Informed Patient columnist and assistant managing editor. She is the author of "Survivor: Taking Control of Your Fight Against Cancer." Ms. Landro joined ...

Laura Markham, Ph.D., is the editor of Ahaparenting.com, the website of Aha! moments for parents of babies through teens, and the author of the book Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling ...

On March 17, 2009, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were apprehended by North Korean soldiers while filming a documentary along the China-North Korea border. The two women were charged with illegal ...