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In the Christian-commune world of Kate Riley’s “Ruth,” dolls are banned and the Bible is the only acceptable children’s reading, revered above all else. Clothing is devoid of color and everyone’s diet ...

When the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Oct. 27, 2004, giving them the World Series, the entire city of Boston felt like a weight had been lifted. It had been 86 years since the ...

A Writer With a Divine Touch Captures Life in a Christian Commune “Ruth,” by Kate Riley, is an absorbing novel about a woman torn between curiosity and purity. Fiction “Ruth,” by Kate Riley, is an ...

Ruth is part of an insular, communal Christian sect, but she has a hard time fitting in. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kate Riley about living in that kind of community and her debut novel, "Ruth." ...

Shohei Ohtani's two-way dominance has already put him in the pantheon of all-time baseball greats — he is en route to his fourth MVP, is the only MLB player ever to have a 50-50 season and has made ...

The pint-sized powerhouse broke barriers to become a Supreme Court Justice and pop culture icon. Here's what made Ruth Bader Ginsburg's accomplishments so groundbreaking. She fought tirelessly for ...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg made legal history in academia beginning in her 20s, working her way through the legal ranks to become a Supreme Court justice at age 60. But when she was in her 80s, something ...

In an exclusive excerpt from Madoff: The Final Word, the Ponzi king’s wife is portrayed as a liar. Trained as a bookkeeper, she regularly reconciled the account that housed the $68 billion fraud for ...

With the presidential election just five weeks away, all discussions about the U.S. Supreme Court focus on the unfilled vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and the likelihood of ...

Ruth Westheimer, the German-Jewish psychologist who enlightened and entertained radio, television and newspaper audiences for more than two decades with her frank, funny and warm advice on sexual ...

The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg’s pointed and powerful dissenting opinions earned her late-life rock stardom. By Linda Greenhouse [Follow our live coverage of Justice ...