The Tar River flows peacefully on an early spring afternoon. Katey Zimmerman sits on a wooden dock meant for kayak and canoe launches. As she gazes out over the river, the water reflects in her ...

Commissioners are expected to propose new minimum standards for public libraries in May before opening the proposal to public comment. Monitor Local is a reporting initiative to meet the local ...

Spring is a glorious, warm season after the harsh cold of winter—filled with light and more sun-induced vitamin D. Friday, March 20, 2026 (at exactly 10:46 a.m. ET), marks both its triumphant return ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image: Westend61 / Westend61 via Getty Images Welcome back to our Question of the Week series! This reader-focused series aims to ...

In “On Valentine’s Day, I Want to Hold Your Invisible Hand” (op-ed, Feb. 14), Roland Fryer misses the mark on a lovely truth of romance and commitment: Verification doesn’t need to come from pricey ...

Ice fascinates Richard Behr. Almost every winter day, the 66-year-old central Maine resident checks out satellite images of some of his favorite lakes and ponds for “wild” skating. He drives out to ...

When Nashville songwriter Dan Wilson wrote the song "Closing Time" for his band Semisonic back in the late 1990s, it started out as simply an idea for a new song to close out the group's live set.

Many Native American tribes use the phrase “time immemorial” to describe how long they’ve been living in North America. But how long is “time immemorial”? What does it really mean? Indigenous affairs ...

This piece is part of a special project on deep time examining what the Western U.S. was like thousands, millions and even billions of years ago, and how that history is still visible and ...

Daylight saving time ends tomorrow. The decrease in daylight can be destabilizing — and clarifying. By Melissa Kirsch The hour between dog and wolf, or “l’heure entre chien et loup,” if you prefer, is ...

I’ve told this story before, but it’s worth retelling. I worked my way through college as an entry-level employee in a manufacturing plant. One day a full trailer overturned in the parking lot. As the ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. If you’ve ever woken up from a sexual dream feeling hot and bothered or utterly mystified by what just happened (with your ex, your ...