Some people achieve success thanks to favorable circumstances: wealthy parents, prestigious degrees or lucrative connections.

I’m a journalist, which is why, at first, I was shy to admit that I was writing a novel. After all, fiction is a funny thing. Part art, part science — it’s the kernel of truth, the real moment of an ...

Jason Phillips, a composer, organist and U.S. Army veteran, will present his “Service to Sanctuary” music program 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at First Congregational Church of Redlands, 2 W. Olive Ave. The free ...

Departing for his first Asia trip of his second term, President Trump publicly called for a meeting with a regional leader not on his diplomatic itinerary: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Trump, speaking ...

I spent years writing everything in Microsoft Word. But over time, its cluttered interface, messy formatting, and sluggish performance began to distract me from what truly matters—writing. That’s when ...

Mourners carry bodies of Palestinians killed on Sunday by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip. (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) After just a week, the fragile Gaza peace is fraying. Israel halted the transfer of aid ...

Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks. Disguised as the work of lawmakers, these so-called ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Oscar Cecena Fujigaki, a 47-year-old job seeker in Toronto who previously worked as a customer success manager at LinkedIn. Business Insider has ...

Advanced Writing is one of the Miami Plan “Perspectives” area requirements. In Advanced Writing courses (or course sequences), students must critically read scholarly or professional texts, learn ...

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