The writer Caroline Crampton beat cancer. But she still didn’t feel well. Instead, she was stuck with a persistent, anxious fear that the cancer would surely return.

These days, we take the polarization of faith in America for granted: Christians are mostly conservative, and liberals are hardly religious at all. But it wasn’t always this way.

Few presidents’ wives have been demonized like Mary Todd Lincoln. But historian Lois Romano says the hatred for Mary says more about her detractors than about her.

In 1856, Mary Ann Patten became the first woman to captain an American merchant vessel. She was only 19 years old. Historian Tilar Mazzeo’s book tells the remarkable story.

With the backing of Utah's governor and congressional delegation, President Trump has once again shrunk two of the state's national monuments. It’s only the latest move in a game of political football over Utah’s public lands.

E. Jean Carroll’s long-running advice column in Elle magazine made her famous. Now in her 80s, she’s making headlines for taking on the President of the United States.

The linguist Valerie Fridland says everyone has an accent, whether they think so or not. Her new book is about how the different ways we talk shape our lives.

There’s emerging evidence of the health benefits of getting hot and working up a sweat. Author Bill Gifford’s book makes the case.

There’s a new documentary about a world where newborns are for sale. It’s called “Baby Brokers,” and it’s about the adoption industry in Utah.

Steven Spielberg has been making movies about aliens since the 1960s, and his interest is key to understanding the ongoing American fascination with UFOs, too.