On August 10 my son was 43 days old and construction began on an addition to our house. Perfect timing, right? Nothing goes with a sleeping and nursing infant quite like demolition work, the soothing ...

In 1784, Benjamin Franklin wrote to his daughter describing his opinion of the Bald Eagle being chosen as the nation’s bird. He had his own idea about which bird should lead the country — the turkey.

Under Common Core, it takes far too long for a teacher to show a student how to do simple addition, said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. In 2013, the Texas Legislature passed a law prohibiting school ...