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Back in 1998, just as Harry, Bella and Katniss were on the verge of owning the front shelves of bookstores everywhere, the Young Adult Library Services Association launched Teen Read Week in an effort to mold adolescent bookworms.

In the canvas expanse of the Shariya refugee camp, thousands of Yazidis live within hearing distance of one of Iraqi Kurdistan's frontlines with ISIS.

A gunman walked into a building on the campus of Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on Monday and shot the school's print shop operator, killing him, authorities said.

If you drove by it, you wouldn't even know it's there.

I do likes me a cold beer on a hot summer day, and a fall ball game just isn't the same without an ale in my hand. Fear of the great beer belly has kept suds out of the refrigerators and hands of beer enthusiasts all over the land, but is it possible that one of America's favorite beverages has gotten an undeserved bad rap?

First Lady Michelle Obama has championed healthy eating and active lifestyles for five years. Here are her best moments.

CNNMoney's Cristina Alesci explains bankruptcy and why declaring it isn't always a bad thing.

Boy Scouts of America is an organization that says it is focused on mentoring young men and helping them develop life skills. Here's a look at BSA by the numbers

Let's face it, sometimes there's nothing better at the end of a long day than a glass of wine.

If you were the lucky recipient of a bunch of fragrant roses this Valentine's Day, it's likely that they came from Kenya.

Jan Gaye, the former wife of Marvin Gaye, joins Don Lemon to talk about her reaction to a jury awarding her family $7.4M for copyright infringement

Rep. John Lewis was on the now-famous bridge when history was made in Selma, Alabama, 50 years ago. CNN's Athena Jones spoke to him about his role in "Bloody Sunday."

Myth or fact? Coffee is good for you.

On the next Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain spends time in Tokyo with a sushi chef who believes the best sushi is "aged"

In the midst of the color debate, there's one thing the Internet does seem to agree upon.

In November 2013, 19-year-old Aqsa Mahmood gave her father, Muzaffar, a long hug goodbye. As if it were a normal day, she said "Khuda hafiz," which means "May God be your guardian," and left the family home in an affluent Glasgow, Scotland, neighborhood.

Add a fake nose, a few tics and mad acting skills and Steve Carell is John du Pont, the Boo Radley of my childhood.