The first year of a baby's life is full of such memorable firsts, and there's always something new to experience and explore.

Dear Annie: On my daily walks around my neighborhood, I always say hi to the other sidewalk walkers. Sadly, the greeting is seldom returned. Why doesn’t everyone respond “Hi” back? We all see each ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Jason Riley, Allysia Finley and Kim Strassel. Photo: Bonnie Cash/CNP/Zuma Press/Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images/Rogelio V. Solis/AP ...

My late father knew Norman Podhoretz (Alav Hashalom) when they were both counselors at a Jewish summer camp in upstate New York. This would have been in 1946, maybe 1947. Assigned to write lyrics for ...

My father died Tuesday, Dec. 16, a month shy of his 96th birthday. Norman Podhoretz passed peacefully and without pain, with a new translation of “The Odyssey” on his desk that had been sent to him by ...

DEAR ABBY: My best friend of more than 10 years, “Ian,” ghosted me! We used to talk about everything -- wives, children, jobs. We spent hours together and helped each other sort out our problems. He ...

You love your morning coffee and you love the planet. So, you might wonder what your caffeine habit means for climate change. Coffee isn’t a huge climate polluter, but it does produce greenhouse gases ...

Here’s what to know about your daily brew and the environment. Credit...Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Shutterstock Supported by By Kate Selig You love your morning coffee and you love the ...

METUCHEN – After nearly 50 years in business, Friendly's, the borough's long-standing family chain restaurant, has closed. The permanently closed notice is posted on the restaurant's Middlesex Avenue ...

Dear Annie: Earlier this year, my family moved into a new neighborhood after decades in our old community. I arrived with so much optimism. The street was charming, the neighbors seemed warm, and ...

I’m a father, a husband, a veteran and a longtime blue-collar resident of Seattle who has watched this city change in ways that have left many feeling unheard, unprotected and honestly, forgotten.

When Brian Norman Jr. is preparing for the biggest bout of his life, there's only one place he wants to be: the Granite City Boxing Gym in Ellenwood. To him, it's not just a training facility; it's ...