There are many traits I admire in a person, such as kindness, intelligence, and patience. A sense of humor is also near the top of the list. I am always ...

Richard Bammer's column appears every other Sunday in the print edition of the Reporter. Mark Twain covered Congress for a brief period for various newspapers in the post-Civil War era, from 1867 to ...

Scrolling through the hundreds of videos of or about Bill Burr on YouTube can cause whiplash. One in which he complains about ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Kevin Huigens wipes away tears as he gazes upon the statue of Cubs’ legend Ryne Sandberg outside Chicago’s famed Wrigley Field. Flowers, Cubs caps, American flags and — of course — ...

All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway wrote in 1935. Twain’s masterpiece, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” ...

Percival Everett's Pulitzer-winning novel, “James,” is a nominee for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The book is a retelling of Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and ...

An epic new biography of Samuel Clemens confirms the Missourian’s literary mastery but contends that the most important character he ever created was his own. At this moment of deep political ...

Conan O’Brien accepted the award for lifetime achievement in comedy Sunday night, making him the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize.

O’Brien, 61, was named the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize in mid-January, about three weeks before President Donald Trump upended the Kennedy Center by ousting longtime president Deborah ...