When Beth Allen, 34, first heard the phrase “Black Lives Matter” during the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, she immediately bristled and thought, “All lives matter.”... more

For most students, virtual school is over by now. For parents, the panic about what to do next has been building for weeks.... more

Pick one: your child, your health or your job.... more

When she was about to give birth, Melissa Andrzejewski was reminded of death.... more

I struggle through Ramadan most years. Going without food and water for 15 to 16 hours, day after day, is tough.... more

In the alternate-reality version of this weekend, my husband and I would be at an elaborate Indian-Nepalese wedding in Minneapolis.... more

The fight against the coronavirus invokes the language and imagery of war. It’s a battle, with health care workers on the front lines, the wounded dying alone, hospital ships deployed to hot zones and... more

As I write this, my teenage children begin their first day of distance learning. I’m already yearning for their schools to reopen, even though I’ve accepted that this won’t be happening anytime soon.... more

Kara Hopper is just one of the millions of Americans terrified about what’s going to happen next.... more

News spreads faster among kids than any virus.... more

Louise Zdellar was 103 this past November, when she fell in her kitchen the day before Thanksgiving.... more

When a public official takes issue with something I’ve written, they might email, call or contact an editor if they feel particularly aggrieved.... more

I dropped the handwritten thank-you card into my “good mail” folder in the file cabinet under my desk. That’s where I keep a few of the best notes mailed from readers.... more