PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — It's not that puzzling why Maya Gupta, a former University of Washington electrical engineering professor, started a puzzle business.

With the new year, I spontaneously decided to pick up the hobby of jigsaw puzzles, where I soon learned of its positive impact on the mind and, subsequently, health. Its purpose isn’t productivity but ...

Just hours from now, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES roars to life anew. Twenty-five car-and-driver combinations will roll off onto the streets of St. Petersburg, a season-starting tradition like no other in ...