Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead has died. He was 78 years of age.

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

Tucked away in the small town of Milton, Delaware sits an architectural anomaly so striking it seems to defy both gravity and conventional design. The Futuro House looks like it teleported straight ...