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Reader's Digest US
TRUE CHAMPIONS
Why these high school hoopers gave their trophy to the other team
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A DOG OWNER - SAVES HIS BEST FRIEND
Bonner Herring's morning ritual consisted of scanning the pond on his property in Southport, North Carolina, for an 8-foot-long alligator that had gotten into the habit of sunning itself on the shore before starting its day. If the coast was clear, Herring would let Strike, his 4-year-old black Labrador retriever, out to run around.
1 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A FARMER SOWS A PROPOSAL
If Will Henderson were a poet, he might have proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Steph Carter, by writing an ode to her eyes.
1 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
It's Not Whether You Fall ...
...It's how you recover, as a newly widowed father learns over and over
5 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
My Heart Will Go On
A medical journalist's surprise heart attack reveals how much she didn't know about the No. 1 killer of women—and men
10+ min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
A FRIEND - ANSWERS THE CALL
Kristen Kruse knew better than most that her friend of 20-plus years, Stephanie Zimmerer, was not one to drop everything and travel 1,500 miles on a whim. But then she called Zimmerer with startling news.
2 min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
HOW NOT TO WASTE 11,849 HUMAN ORGANS
Everything has to go right for a lifesaving transplant to happen. Too often, the system makes it impossible.
10+ min |
February/March 2026
Reader's Digest US
Where Dogs Can't Sniff, This Otter Dives In
SINCE LAST JANUARY, a new search-and-recovery team member has been in hot pursuit of missing persons in southwest Florida's lakes, rivers and bays.
1 min |
February/March 2026
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
Pumped Up
A man who had never been in a fight in his life finds himself in a fight for his life
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 |