Watertown High School's interim superintendent canceled the 'Flashdance' musical, sparking student pushback

The National Book Awards longlists are a study in tedious political orthodoxy.

Traditionally found in warm climates, like the American Southwest, armadillos have been migrating farther and farther north, researchers say.

Following this week’s news that the brilliant writer Annie Dillard has died at age 81, some Defector staffers wrote about what her work and example have meant to them. Much is made of Dillard’s genius...

The artist Peter Max has died at age 88. Max was known for colorful, psychedelic pop art that expressed the optimism of the “flower power” movement of the 1960s and graced everything from postage stamps to a cruise ship.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, published when Dillard was 28, skyrocketed her to become one of the most prominent nonfiction writers of her generation

Videos showed dozens of people swept away by a wall of mud, with authorities fearing high casualties and massive destruction. Three Americans are among the missing.

The three-time Tony nominee terrified audiences in Stephen King's 'It' and was a prolific voice actor as well.

Today, the entire community of professional musicians mourns the loss of an irreplaceable icon and a generous heart: Dolly Parton. While the world knows her as a global superstar and philanthropist…

Republican Derrick Van Orden has used deepfakes on his social media accounts to lampoon 3rd Congressional District opponent Rebecca Cooke.