What’s known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee was spearheaded by The Courier Journal and organized with the help of eight ...

Spelling bees are a century-old tradition. What’s now known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee was spearheaded by The Courier Journal 100 years ago.

Every Spelling Bee puzzle is hand-curated with a wide-ranging audience in mind. Is there a word you want to see included in ...

But this year, before the researchers could uncover what exactly had killed the bees, the Trump administration’s sweeping ...

A Buddhist monk was stung to death by angry wild bees during a religious parade in Thailand. Phra Kittisak, 42, was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion this year, a shift that follows criticism of the ...

A Broadway award-winning play, “The Putnam County Spelling Bee,” will be presented at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto by the downtown venue’s repertory company. There also will be ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is modifying its rules, reducing the emphasis on the controversial "spell-off" tiebreaker. This decision follows criticism of last year's abrupt ending.

Dear Abby: I haven’t had a holiday with my grown daughter, “Charly,” since she left the state 12 years ago. When she came out as a lesbian, I wasn’t very accepting and didn’t handle it well.