Nelson Mandela’s grandson says he sees improvement in former South African president’s health
JOHANNESBURG — Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela’s health has improved, his grandson said Saturday as the 94-year-old spent his eighth day in the hospital recovering from a lung infection. Mandla Mandela said that when he left his ...

The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The man (never named) narrates a story from 40 years earlier, when his 7-year-old self's home life was in a little disarray and an opal-mining drifter stole the family car, committing suicide. The incident brings the boy closer to the neighbor girl from ...

Jason Leffler death: Funds established to help young son
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Jason Leffler's life will be celebrated Wednesday in North Carolina as memorial funds continue to be established for his 5-year-old son Charlie Dean Leffler. Leffler, 37, a former NASCAR driver, was killed June 12 in a sprint ...

In Looser Tone, Speakers Urge Graduates to Take Risks and Be Engaged
“It’s O.K. to fail, as long as you give it your best, fail fast and move on quickly ... It was the kid from my lobby. It was the young man who was my father. It was this smart and charismatic young man who God had put in front of me every ...

Regan Smith wins Nationwide race in Michigan
Kyle Larson finished second in the No. 32 Cessna Chevrolet, while Sprint Cup regular Paul Menard was third in the No. 33 Menards/Rheem Chevrolet ... 47 points, $45,440. 2. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 125, 100.4, 42, $38,200.

Six months after Newtown shootings, we have nothing to show but pain
The school year that ends in six days for elementary students in Newtown, Conn., is the same school year they were all having at Sandy Hook Elementary and everywhere else on Dec. 14. A different world there now. But the same school year, six months after ...