Proms have become like red-carpet events. That comes at a price.

An economist has tracked the rising costs of dresses, flowers and other elements of prom. Here’s what he has to say to those who want to go all out.

She swam from Cuba to Florida — and says she’s stronger than ever at 76

Diana Nyad made her 110-mile swim when she was 64. She reflects on how she continues to grow her strength and energy more than a decade later.

One month into the war, Iranians wrestle with lost livelihoods, bombs and worries of the future

Iranians were already reeling from a shattered economy and the mass killing of protesters when the first U.S. and Israeli bombs slammed into Tehran a month ago ...
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The Philly cheesesteak is his family legacy. He dared to change the recipe.

PHILADELPHIA — It was not enough to have invented the Philly cheesesteak. Frankie Olivieri was sure of that, even if his father disagreed. The sandwich that had tempted four presidents, Oprah Winfrey, ...