What are junk fees and how might Biden tackle them?
The president says airlines, banks, hotels and concert vendors are playing Americans "for suckers".
2023-06-16 10:20
Illinois outlaws book bans in schools and public libraries
Illinois became the first state in the nation to prohibit book bans Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced, as states across the country continue to challenge and axe literature from public schools and libraries.
2023-06-13 06:52
Long overdue: A book was returned to a Washington library 81 years after it was checked out
A library in western Washington state recently received a book so long overdue, World War II was happening when it was last checked out.
2023-06-11 13:16
Mental Floss’s ‘The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words’ Features Fun Slang, Strange Phrase Origins, and More
Sure, all books are filled with words—but not quite like this.
2023-06-06 21:29
Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'
The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.
2023-06-03 08:50
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting trial features prayer book with a bullet hole and survivors' testimony
A powerful image of a Jewish prayer book damaged with a bullet hole was released as evidence Wednesday in the death penalty trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.
2023-06-01 08:45
Fact check: Ron DeSantis on Amanda Gorman poem being pulled from a Florida elementary school library
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that he "had nothing to do with" a poem recently being moved from an elementary school library to a middle school library.
2023-05-31 08:25
New Iowa law restricts gender identity education, bans books with sexual content
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a sweeping bill into law Friday that will restrict education about gender identity and sexual orientation and ban books with certain sexual content from school libraries, as well as require schools to notify parents if their child asks to use a new name or pronoun.
2023-05-28 01:56
White House, advocates slam Florida school's 'censorship' of inauguration poem
By Sharon Bernstein and Steve Holland WASHINGTON The White House and advocates on Wednesday decried a Florida school's
2023-05-25 05:58
'A gift to my ancestors': Meet the Palestinian-American authors bringing their culture to the heart of children's books
Hannah Moushabeck remembers the warm feeling of snuggling beside her two sisters under a heavy blanket, giggles filling their bedroom as they waited for baba to tuck them in and share another bedtime story.
2023-05-22 04:48
Boston debuts a digital pop-up libraries pilot program at 20 bus stops
Boston is making reading on-the-go more accessible through a pilot program that will allow riders to access digital content from audiobooks to newspapers at some bus stops across the city -- no library card required.
2023-05-21 14:28
Father of 4 who pleaded for help before dying in construction fire is among the 2 bodies recovered, officials say
A construction worker whose family says he pleaded for help on Facebook Live before he died in a construction site fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of two bodies authorities recovered Friday, officials said.
2023-05-20 08:56