Of all the abductions, this one is different.

KAMPALA, Uganda — Laker Fatuma’s big smile threatens to turn up the wattage in the already bright Ugandan sky as she rolls bright-green beads in the shade of a mango tree. Fatuma has reason to smile: ...

Looking to plant something new and easy to care for this season? Try string-of-pearls—a succulent named after our favorite piece of classic jewelry. We thought we'd seen every variety of ...

I should have suspected something was up when Clementine approached her father instead of me to discuss her impending eighth birthday. But at the time I was distracted by plans for a four-day trip I ...

MY FAVORITE NECKLACE HAS never seen the inside of my jewelry box. Instead, it spends every day around my neck and every night on the top of my dresser, in easy reach. From a distance it looks like a ...