Midnight Plunge

There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old was hanging out with friends in a parking area underneath a Moss Point, Mississippi, highway in July when a sedan with three teenage girls inside propelled off a boat ramp and into the Pascagoula River. It came to rest some 20 feet from land, then sank.

World Cup Goaaaaals!

Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022

"We Caught Our Stalker"

For five years, he filled their days with dread, their nights with fear. Then they fought back.

UNDER SIEGE

On Jan. 6, 2021, some 2,000 brave, steadfast law enforcement officers defended the U.S. Capitol Building and the lawmakers inside. This is their story.

CHARLIE

A FAMILY OF DUCKLINGS WAS STRANDED. HE SAVED THEM ALL.

MILO

A TRAPPED NEIGHBOR WAS AFRAID NO ONE WOULD HEAR HER CRIES FOR HELP. MILO DID.

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

RUN OFF CANCER RISK

The Best Way to Nap

NAPS DON’T JUST feel amazing—they are amazing. A study published in the journal Heart found a link between healthy napping and a lowered risk of heart disease. The American Psychological Association points out that naps can improve memory, learning capacity, immune system function and mood.

The HEALTHY WELLNESS FROM THEHEALTHY.COM

A Diabetes Cure : New research shows that some people can reverse what used to be a lifelong curse

Reversing a Grave Injustice

Madonna White and Aaron Schultz plant American flags near each cleaned headstone.

12 Tips for More Sustainable Living

Doing right by the planet is easier than you think, and might just help your wallet as well

Breathe Better for Your Whole Body

Exhale, taking twice as long as you did to inhale.

Reduce-a-What?

Eating a little less of certain foods can do a lot of good

Pepitas Pack a Punch

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

We Found a FIX

HELP, HACKS & HOW TO

THE REUSE KING

If you happen to be sitting on 8,000 lengths of blue rope or a few dozen 26-foot-long guardrails, this guy wants to talk

THE NICEST PLACES IN AMERICA

For the sixth year in a row, Reader's Digest spotlights places where people are kind, resilient, and always striving to make their communities better.

A Gem of a Proposal

CHRISTIAN LIDEN WAS in eighth grade when he hatched a grandiose plan to create a personalized engagement ring for his future fiancée. Never mind that he didn't have a girlfriend. If a natural diamond could take billions of years to form, he figured he could be patient.

Bubble Tea Blows Up

WHEN BUBBLE TEA was first introduced to the United States about 30 years ago, you could get it only in mom-and-pop shops in big-city Chinatown and Koreatown. Now it's popping up in cafés around the country; Baskin-Robbins even offered a version this spring and summer.

MIND OVER MIGRAINE

A German study of migraine sufferers found that weekly sessions of mindfulnessbased cognitive therapy reduced the frequency of their headaches by 40 percent.

The ENDURING DELIGHT of the DICTIONARY

Every unknown word is a solvable mystery

A Peek at New Eye Science

Smart contact lenses may do far more than correct vision.

Advice to the Young

One of the world's most celebrated writers has much to share—though she sometimes wonders whether she should keep her thoughts to herself

THE BEST SANDWICH IN EVERY STATE

We teamed up with Taste of Home and our collective readers to find the 50 greatest ways to fill two slices of bread (or just one, or a bun, or a biscuit...)

WORLD OF MEDICINE

THE HEALTHY NEWS

Lending a Hand in UKRAINE

Amid the brutality and destruction, people around the world have reached out to help those caught in the crossfire. Here are a few of their stories.

Instead of Going to College, I Read These Books

For a woman whose life took another path, a teacher’s reading list taught her everything she needed to know

Immune System Supercharger

Vitamin D appears O to help prevent many illnesses, including COVID

HOW TO Learn from Your Regrets

If you never pine for a different past, you'll stay trapped in a cycle of mistakes

Fired Up

World of Good