When I turned 13, I entered a part of the life cycle cherished by all Jewish kids and dreaded by their parents. This was the year of bar and bat mitzvahs—my own, but also those of friends, relatives, ...

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recently bought Merriam-Webster dictionaries for all 435 members of the U.S. House. In doing so, the Democrat from Springfield participated in a years-old practice on Capitol ...

This December 16, 2016 photo illustration taken in Washington, DC. shows the definition for the word "Surreal" in a copy of the Webster's Desktop Dictionary. Donald Trump's upset win in the US ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

"Although clearly a desirable quality, authentic is hard to define and subject to debate," wrote Merriam-Webster about its word of the year. If what we search for is any indication of what we value, ...