I tested 9 different pairs of trekking poles in the mountains of Colorado to find the very best. Only 2 are worth your money.

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A cabby shares the secret to playing trumpet, an empty car on the F and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Dear Diary: It was years ago, and my wife and I were on ...

The first submarine to travel under the North Pole was the USS Nautilus, a nuclear-powered sub from the United States. In 1958, it made history by becoming the first vessel to reach the geographic ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — What do you do when trucks won’t stop making illegal right turns and keep hitting a pole holding a stoplight? Mechanicsburg leaders thought they knew the answer, but ...

First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. This summer I came face-to-face with three deep-rooted fears – heights, ...

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- It’s all lining up for Denny Hamlin to shed his title as NASCAR’s greatest driver to never win a championship. Hamlin, in his 20th full season, won the pole at Phoenix Raceway in ...

Being desk bound and sitting all day leads to stiffness and tightness, particularly in our glutes, lower back, hips and ...

I recently learned that I’m going to become a grandparent for the very first time. Beyond what I’ll be called — Grumpy is the frontrunner — I’m thinking a lot about how I can set my grandchild up for ...

We went to the bank to withdraw a large amount of cash for a forthcoming trip. The teller asked, “Are you going to do something fun with it?” in a conversational tone. I shrugged and mumbled something ...

DEAR ERIC: I am ashamed to admit it, but I hate my three stepchildren. The daughter is the prime antagonist. Let’s call her Mabel. She is the overwhelming example of a narcissistic personality: ...

Q. I have a bit of a unique situation here. I’m in an age-gap AND long-distance relationship. I am in my early 30s, living elsewhere. My boyfriend is almost 20 years older, living in New England.