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Reader's Digest US
YANKEE DOODLE ANDY
My weekend in the Revolutionary War
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A HUSBAND AND A FIANCEE - GO ALL IN ON WEDDING RINGS
One problem with buttered popcorn and there are not many―is that it leaves a slimy, albeit delicious, film on your hands.
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A BOY'S BIG DECISION
It was a dream come true. But the young baseball fan had another idea.
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
When You Know, You Know
The moment when readers realized they'd found “the one”
4 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
GLAD TO HEAR IT
3 STORIES TO Make Your Day
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A HUSBAND - SURPRISES HIS WIFE
Andrew Duhe wanted to do something special to celebrate the 40th birthday of his wife, Jennifer Duhe, and jewelry or flowers wouldn't cut it.
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
"HAPPY GROWING UP!"
Letters from the tooth fairy set kids on the right path
4 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
"How Could I Forget?"
After a tragic plane crash, doctor and patient are forever connected
4 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A FATHER GETS A TATTOO
\" Today,” wrote Eric Conklin on Instagram last August, “I got a tattoo that means more to me than anything else I’ll ever put on my skin.”
1 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
TAGGING IN
A wrestling coach helps a team member's dad win at life
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A WIFE RISKS HER LIFE
On a misty February morning in 2025, retired police officer and part-time farmer Ramesan Nair E.K. and his wife, P.K. Padmam, made their way across their plot of land in a small town called Piravom in southern India, where they had joined relatives to harvest black pepper.
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
FANS PICKED UP THE FOOTBALL
Sure, a Super Bowl run was fun. But donating to their rival's cause means even more.
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
MY (RELUCTANT) TRIP TO THE TITANIC
In 2023, the submersible Titan imploded on its way to view the famous sunken ocean liner. A year earlier, our author—a sitcom writer—took the same trip. Here's what he saw.
9 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A SON - REPAYS A DEBT
As Sho Dewan and his wife, Janet Fong, sat down with his parents at the dining room table in their cozy single-story home in the Los Angeles suburbs last May, the elder Dewans were hoping for news about the next generation of their family.
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
Can I Really Skip the Colonoscopy?
For many people, at-home tests may suffice
4 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A CLIBER'S LAST JOURNEY
He vanished on Peru's highest mountain. Two decades later, a stranger brought closure to his family.
10+ min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
My Dad, the Cookie Monster
AS MY FATHER grew older, he grew more frugal, and I noticed he didn't indulge himself as often as I thought he should.
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A SKATEBOARDER - HONORS HER STEPFATHER
The old saw about the evil stepparent certainly didn't apply to Roger McElroy.
1 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
Fast Facts About NASCAR
DRIVERS, START your engines! The annual NASCAR Cup Series kicks off Feb. 15 with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Considered NASCAR'S most prestigious event, the Daytona 500 is often called the Great American Race. First place will pocket an estimated $3 million.
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
Joyride
A poacher of rare orchid plants in Florida. An African king who drives a cab in New York City. How people spend a Saturday night in America.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Dog Affirmations
Illustrator Andrea Cáceres uplifts and delights with these picture-book insights into the deepest thoughts of man's best friend.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
ROCK BOTTOM
A HIKER SOMEHOW SURVIVED BEING PINNED IN A CREEK UNDER A 700-POUND BOULDER. THEN THE WATER STARTED TO RISE.
10+ min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Secret Santa Saves the Day
A stranger keeps the Christmas spirit alive for a little girl
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
THE BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT
Deep Pockets - One Christmas, my wife, who seldom wears jewelry, wanted diamond earrings as her gift. I obliged but figured the little box would ruin the surprise, so I bought an inexpensive fleece jacket at a farm supply store and put the earring box in the pocket.
5 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Rental Family
Starring Brendan Fraser
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
St. Denis Medical
Starring Allison Tolman
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
No Drama Llamas
BEING WITH LOVED ones during the holidays is a delight. Getting there is not.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
The Christmas Truce of 1914
As World War I raged around them, soldiers facing off along one stretch of the fighting decided to hit pause
6 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Our Hanukkah Miracle
Christmas takes on new meaning for a Jewish couple
3 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Reader's Digest US
Holiday Magic
The spirit of the season comes through in many ways, some carefully planned, others totally unexpected
5 min |