I once said to them, “‘Please’ and ‘thank you’ go a long way,” and they were better for a while, but not for long.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have just gone back to work with a broken wrist. How do I stop people, in a polite way, from trying to grab at my arm? I clearly have a cast on; however, several people think it’s ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I need to attend the funeral of a family member, and I’m dreading having to encounter a person who did very evil things to the deceased while they were alive, taking advantage of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, if my food is served by someone other than my waiter and I need to request an additional or missing item (e.g., extra sauce or sour cream), do I make that request ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How should you respond to a mother-in-law who always calls you fat? We only see my MIL a few times per year, either when we fly her here to visit or we fly to visit her. Every time, ...

I am a single, 52-year-old woman, never married with no kids. I suffer from depression as well as a number of severe health issues and live alone with three cats. Lately, I’ve been feeling lost and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Earlier this year, I made arrangements with a couple of acquaintances to spend the night in a hotel to celebrate one of their birthdays and to sightsee. Five weeks prior to the ...

My younger self would tell others that striking a balance in our daily activities is vital because change is constant. It does not care whether you are an ‘A’ student, a ‘C’ student or even a ‘D’ ...

Seventeen-year-old student Vaishnav Anand has developed the first AI system capable of detecting “geospatial ...

Cassandra "Cassie" Donegan of New York was crowned Miss America 2026 in Orlando, Florida. The winner of Miss America receives a $50,000 cash scholarship and serves as a global ambassador. A new "Miss ...