Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

During a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office last month with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Donald Trump pretended not to care about the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming that his "actions" are driven ...

For 36 years, I marked time between prison walls. With a life sentence hanging over me, I missed my son's first day of school, my daughter's wedding, my mother's funeral — all for a crime I did not ...