The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship ...

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The jury in Karen Read’s retrial asked the presiding judge on Tuesday afternoon if they could return a partial verdict on just two of the three counts she faces. The note from the jury came before the ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Tuesday, May 20. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, May 21. Questions ...

Several surprise A-list actors and singers had their names dropped during jury selection on the first day of Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial in New York City. According to People, the stars mentioned ...

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Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn’t is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

Karen Read will soon be tried for the second time on charges that she intentionally backed her vehicle into her boyfriend at the time, Boston cop John O’Keefe, and left him to die in a blizzard. In ...

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According to a Gallup survey from 2022, Americans are reading fewer books per year than ever before. And the time that people spend reading has dropped over the years, too. All right, it's time now ...