Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, kicked off on Saturday but is celebrated Monday, Oct. 20, this year. Here are some of ...

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Is your child walking around the house answering all questions with the words “six seven”? Are you deeply confused as to what it means? The TODAY.com team is here to help. You may be seeing it written ...

Dictionaries are deceptively simple, and incredibly ambitious. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Stefan Fatsis about his book, "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) The Modern Dictionary." ...