A cooldown in oil prices helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% Friday to pull within 0.7% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%, and…

In a stifling sixth grade classroom in war-torn Sudan, a very motivated teacher was giving a lesson to 120 very committed children. Among them: an 18-year-old girl uprooted three years ago by fighting, forced into marriage and motherhood too soon, but determined to finish her education.

The room where Daniel Webster once defended the Union is now the place Tommy Tuberville has held forth on “furry” culture.

This weekend’s Oceans Calling music festival in Ocean City, Maryland, was canceled Friday because of the coastal flooding and strong winds being caused by a nor’easter off the Atlantic coast.