Reading to young kids improves their social skills, and it doesn't matter whether parents stop to ask questions
In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and...
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The stock market is reflecting fears of an AI apocalypse for white-collar jobs
Investors are shooting first and asking questions later as the momentum trade gets swept up by concerns that AI could disrupt established industries like insurance...
Economics
Business
A partial shutdown has hit. TSA is warning of long waits and missed or delayed flights.
A partial U.S. government shutdown is underway Saturday, after the House and Senate left Washington earlier this week without providing full funding for the Department...
Politics
Cybersecurity
Our K-12 school system is sending us a message: AI tools are for the rich kids
Chicago Public Schools comprise a vast, labyrinthine system boasting over 316,000 students across 630 locations. Many rank among America’s best. Many others are chronically underperforming...
Technology
Policy
These two new Find My accessories solve some of AirTag’s biggest gaps [Hands-on]
At CES 2026, Rolling Square introduced new versions of two unique Find My accessories they offer: AirCard Pro and AirNotch Pro. Both of these now...
Apple & Mac
Software
Powerful storm hits France and Spain
A powerful storm has hit France and Spain, causing three fatalities in weather-related incidents and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity. Gabrielle Nadler...
Climate & Environment
Energy
Powerful storm hits France and Spain
A powerful storm has hit France and Spain, causing three fatalities in weather-related incidents and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity. Gabrielle Nadler...
Climate & Environment
Energy
Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency after Epstein fallout
The prominent agent and LA Olympics chief has come under scrutiny over past ties with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency after Epstein fallout
The prominent agent and LA Olympics chief has come under scrutiny over past ties with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Paris police shoot knife attacker
France’s counterterrorism authorities have launched a new investigation after a knife-wielding assailant was shot dead by police Friday evening near the Arc de Triomphe. The...
Cybersecurity
Paris police shoot knife attacker
France’s counterterrorism authorities have launched a new investigation after a knife-wielding assailant was shot dead by police Friday evening near the Arc de Triomphe. The...
Cybersecurity
Couples who savor happy moments together have stronger, longer-lasting relationships
Couples who intentionally slow down and soak in their happy moments together may be building a powerful shield for their relationship. Researchers at the University...
Software
Energy
Munich Security talks: Rubio says US wants to "revitalise" transatlantic alliance
Marco Rubio’s address at the Munich Security Conference marked a more conciliatory stance for the U.S., following Vice President JD Vance’s harsh critique of Europe...
European Affairs
Cybersecurity
Munich Security talks: Rubio says US wants to "revitalise" transatlantic alliance
Marco Rubio’s address at the Munich Security Conference marked a more conciliatory stance for the U.S., following Vice President JD Vance’s harsh critique of Europe...
European Affairs
Cybersecurity
Navalny was poisoned by Kremlin, say 5 European countries
The top diplomats of the UK, France, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands say the analysis of samples from the late Russian opposition leader Alex Navalny...
European Affairs
World News
Russia fatally 'poisoned' Putin critic Navalny with rare toxin, European states say
Five European countries accused Russia of "poisoning" opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs, according to a joint...
European Affairs
Russia fatally 'poisoned' Putin critic Navalny with rare toxin, European states say
Five European countries accused Russia of "poisoning" opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs, according to a joint...
European Affairs
Romance scam from the front lines of the $16 billion fraud crisis: 6 dead dogs, a missing $39,000, and a wronged widow
It started after a teenage girl sent a panicked email about getting her period while at school. That desperate SOS—one every woman knows well—went from...
Finance
Business
Malcolm Gladwell tells young people if they want a STEM degree, ‘don’t go to Harvard.’ You may end up at the bottom of your class and drop out
If you have sky-scraping dreams of attending an Ivy League university, maybe reconsider, according to author Malcolm Gladwell. “If you want to get a science...
Engineering
Business
Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery Behind Rare COVID Vaccine Blood Clots
A rare but serious clotting disorder linked to certain COVID-19 vaccines and natural adenovirus infections has puzzled scientists for years. An international team of researchers...
Technology
World News
U.S. and European interests are 'intertwined,' Secretary of State Rubio says
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the U.S. secretary of State stressed the importance of cooperation with Europe.
European Affairs
Cybersecurity
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulls out of a high-level meeting on Ukraine
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, about the Trump administration's strategy...
European Affairs
‘America’s Got Talent’ creator Simon Cowell has given up working on Fridays because ‘it’s pointless’—and research shows he’s right
As the four-day week, hybrid working, and summer hours become increasingly popular, Friday has become the de facto day to take off work. Even media...
Policy
Business
There's 13 Great Lakes' worth of water hidden beneath the contiguous US, new map reveals
Researchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before.
Artificial Intelligence