Long before John McPhee’s The Pine Barrens was published, New Jersey’s vast, dreamlike swath of sand and scrubby pines was seen as a wasteland by the unfamiliar, a place full of pirate lore, monsters, ...

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A vegetation fire erupted in central California, spread to 1,250 acres and prompted evacuations in several counties.

The breakfast and brunch restaurant will continue to be cozy, welcoming and filling, seven days a week, the new owners say.

I grew up with a raving alcoholic.To call his behavior erratic is to engage in understatement for dramatic effect. My dad was ...