Sometimes all it takes is one caring gesture to turn everything around. These true stories show how empathy and human warmth create ripples of hope in the toughest times. Whether it’s a stranger’s ...

Joan Samuelson, an intellectual force and relentless local advocate for a cure for Parkinson’s disease, died Dec. 27 in Santa Rosa of the affliction whose cure became her life’s work. She was 75.

Jack Allen Samuelson passed away peacefully on December 9th surrounded by family at his treasured home overlooking Santa Cruz. He was 91 years old, just a month short of celebrating his 92nd birthday.

The city won’t be taking “neigh” for an answer. Gotham’s fleet of horse-carriage drivers will be mandated to have their animals undergo a city-hired veterinarian inspection – probing for drugs, ...

The City Council Committee on Health on Friday voted against a bill that would have banned horse carriages in Central Park. The bill, named "Ryder's Law" after a horse that collapsed on a Manhattan ...

Filled with Russian motifs and more masterful than would be expected of a 20 year old student, the Symphony No. 2 of Alexander Glazunov was an early sign of his future excellence. It’s today’s Midday ...