Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. George Herman Ruth was sick. It had all started with a deep, searing ...

A Writer With a Divine Touch Captures Life in a Christian Commune “Ruth,” by Kate Riley, is an absorbing novel about a woman torn between curiosity and purity. Fiction “Ruth,” by Kate Riley, is an ...

In the Christian-commune world of Kate Riley’s “Ruth,” dolls are banned and the Bible is the only acceptable children’s reading, revered above all else. Clothing is devoid of color and everyone’s diet ...

Shohei Ohtani's two-way dominance has already put him in the pantheon of all-time baseball greats — he is en route to his fourth MVP, is the only MLB player ever to have a 50-50 season and has made ...

Ruth is part of an insular, communal Christian sect, but she has a hard time fitting in. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kate Riley about living in that kind of community and her debut novel, "Ruth." ...

George Herman Ruth, widely known as Babe Ruth, is considered to be one of the all-time greats of baseball. Over the course of his career, from around 1914 until his retirement in 1935, he became one ...

The pint-sized powerhouse broke barriers to become a Supreme Court Justice and pop culture icon. Here's what made Ruth Bader Ginsburg's accomplishments so groundbreaking. She fought tirelessly for ...

To kids in the neighborhood east of Interstate 290 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ruth Pakaluk was the mom who baked brownies and blondies for everyone after school and whose home was the starting point ...

Charles Vosseler was a businessman who dreamed of living a simple life — at least that's who he portrayed himself to be in the classified ad Ruth Parker found him in in 1980. Coming from a farming ...

Just before she died in July at the age of 96, the sex therapist finished 'The Joy of Connections,' a book with 100 tips for a less lonely, more meaningful life Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media ...

Watch Ruth's story of her journey - to protect Ruth's identity we have changed her name and she is voiced by an actor Ruth was 14 when she left her home country of Eritrea in east Africa. She didn't ...