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Who'd have guessed that a centuries-old game would become 2020's hard-to-find, must-have toy? Sales spiked after the release of the hit Netflix show, and now toy analysts are warning of a shortage.

Time is running out for buying holiday gifts online. Or is it? More stores are striking deals with companies like Uber, DoorDash and Postmates to get your purchases to you within hours.

Two days after the West Virginia mining community of Sago learned that 12 men had died in a mining disaster, families are still seeking answers about how false hopes were raised and then dashed.

The deadly attacks at two Christchurch mosques brought people together rather than sowing discord, one of the survivors says.

Independent video stores are struggling to maintain a foothold in a shrinking rental market. In Seattle, Scarecrow Video is managing to stay afloat thanks to its varied selection.

While the nation is reeling from the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Latino community is being hit particularly hard as they see the names and photos of the victims who look and sound like them.

Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s.

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in fashion retail, leaving a growing number of storied brands on the brink. Lord & Taylor and Jos. A. Bank are among the latest to declare bankruptcy.

It's been nine years since Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, has released a new novel — but is The Lacuna worth the wait? Critic Maureen Corrigan says this personalized perspective on the Red Scare in Mexico reflects the hidden meaning of the book's title: vacancy.

What happens when an entrenched culture suddenly opts for rapid change and the upheaval of centuries of cherished tradition? Maureen Corrigan finds some answers in two new works of nonfiction.