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Google Maps has had this feature for years and iPhone is finally getting it later this year.

A new taxpayer-funded religious school is a Christian nationalist move to destroy separation of church and state

Meta Platforms (META) is trying to beat TikTok at its own game, ramping up AI to supercharge its services, including short-form Reels videos.

Summer is a great time for a road trip, and on the way to your destination, take note of these unique roadside attractions. There's something for everyone, from pop culture fanatics to art fans to Trekkies.

As the cost of living crisis continues in the United States, new legislation in Congress aims to address Americans' biggest living expense: housing.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis views the law as so unimportant that he can distort it to his will.

In many video games, players who overcome challenges like solving puzzles or winning fights are rewarded with experience points that make their characters more powerful. Now a new limited-edition product made by Coca-Cola with League of Legends publisher Riot Games imagines what that gaming milestone would taste like. The new flavor, Coca-Cola Ultimate Zero Sugar,...

President Biden’s onstage fall at the Air Force Academy graduation put his age and fragility in the limelight at a time when the White House is in an increasingly tough spot on the issue. While Biden supporters argue he remains physically and mentally up to the job, high profile Republicans such as presidential candidate Nikki...

America’s teenagers are seeing a lot less of one another. 

The share of high school seniors who gathered with friends in person “almost every day” dropped from 44 percent in 2010 to 32 percent in 2022, according to Monitoring the Future, a national survey of adolescents. Social outings for the typical eighth grader dwindled from about 2 1/2 a week in 2000 to 1 1/2 in 2021. 

The nation’s teens have traded face time for Facetime. Adolescents are spending less time gathering in shopping malls... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk’s degradation of Twitter may seem like a loss, but social platforms aren’t built to last forever. My time on a 2000s illness blog taught me that.

Analysis of successful criminal investigations.

Despite five decades of ostensible home rule, Congress has long intervened in the District of Columbia’s governance, using its constitutional right of jurisdiction over the nation’s capital to overturn decisions made by local officials. Federal lawmakers often use the district as a battlefield to wage political war on hot-button topics, such as abortion, marijuana, and crime. This week, congressional Republicans are turning to another red-meat issue for their base: election administration and voter fraud. Читать дальше...

Cross Canadian Ragweed was on Congressman Chip Roy’s playlist when I asked him in January if Ticketmaster should be reined in by Congress. “I’m a live music guy,” said the Texas Republican.

The Biden administration is not trying to take anyone’s gas stove. You’re likely to hear something else from congressional Republicans this week, though, as they attempt to paint commonsense consumer safety regulations as a war on Real Americans’ right to give their kids asthma. This week, House leaders plan to vote on two bills that would prevent the Department of Energy and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from implementing modest new rules on gas stoves.

Elderly lawmakers are nothing new in Washington. Strom Thurmond didn’t retire until he was 100; Robert Byrd was still in office when he died at 92. By those standards, Dianne Feinstein, who will turn 90 this month, is practically a youngster. But after her return to the Senate this spring following illness, questions about her ability to serve began to grow more frequent. On episode 69 of The Politics of Everything, co-hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene discuss Feinstein’s storied career—and the... Читать дальше...

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Casey DeSmith was asked to shoulder more of a starter’s load in 2022-23, and it showed.

Parenting advice about overly expressive mother-in-laws, inspiring children to overcome disabilities, and how to handle kids' lying phase.

If there's one question I hear more than any other here in the land o' Googley matters, it's how to grant oneself the invaluable gift of better battery life on Android.

Samsung is releasing a wash cycle and a new filter, which will dramatically shrink microfiber pollution.

The crypto market has crashed, but the blockchain tech itself remains a promising solution to a number of problems.

Bobby who sang “Mack the Knife”: five letters.

Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer?

For 45 years, almost nobody in the world knew that David Ross had been a dancer. In this heartfelt short documentary, his son asks why.

You may have to explain several concepts that aren’t covered in school, such as underground munitions and the bored office workers who pretend to digitally sweep for them.

The Diageo whisky brand sees branded content as a way to more deeply engage with diverse audiences.