Ron Chernow's latest book, "Mark Twain," explores the author's life, including his connection to Elmira, New York. Twain's marriage into Elmira's Langdon family was transformative, influencing his ...

When he was a boy walking the streets in Hannibal, Missouri, pages from a biography of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) were swept up to Samuel Clemens’ feet. Upon reading the strewn pages, Clemens inquired of ...

Thomas, now 74 (how can John Boy be 74?), is older that Twain was as he speaks directly to the audience, retelling family stories, philosophizing about American ways, playing Huck, nailing politicians ...

Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, wrote several iconic works in a study at Quarry Farm in Elmira, New York. The study was repeatedly threatened by vandalism, brush fires, and litter from ...

Meet Mark Twain, as rascally and rapier-witted as ever. The sharp-tongued social satirist can be found prowling the stage of TheaterWorks Hartford in a major comeback, reviving one of the best known ...

The three-time NWSL champion Thorns are two victories shy of stitching another star above the crest as they prepare for Saturday’s semifinal in D.C. The shutdown is over, but on Thursday, many federal ...

RALLS COUNTY, Mo. (WGEM) - Registration for the annual deer hunt for disabled individuals at the Mark Twain Lake ends in less than a month, on Sept. 15, so now is the time to apply. This event is held ...

Mark Twain’s many lives. A new biography depicts the different sides of the American author. Some people live several lives. Mark Twain lived half a dozen. As a boy in Hannibal, Missouri, he saw his ...

As San Francisco’s summer lives up to its blustery reputation with a colder-than-usual run of chilly, foggy weather, an oft-repeated quote is again making the rounds: “The coldest winter I ever spent ...

Robert Costa is a national correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and chief Washington analyst for CBS News. The Mississippi Valley is "as tranquil and reposeful as dreamland, and has nothing ...

For as long as Paris has existed, a group of people known by many names—derelicts; lollygaggers; scammers; bums—have sought to pass time there at no cost to themselves. Once, some 2,000 years ago, so ...