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Pets

Dog breeds with the most timeless popularity

Three Irish Setters sitting in the grass

How baby name trends in different states reflect heritage and way of life

A happy couple pose with their baby at a backyard party.

Adding up the top math competitions for students in 2025-26

A pair of mathematics students writing on paper during the finals of a math competition.

How can I encourage my elderly parent to use a medical alert device?

Portrait of black medical worker holding personal alarm button and giving it to mature patient, sitting at table in office, explaining how to use medical alert.

How to do a digital detox in real life: Expert tips, challenges and mental health benefits

Two phones in a basket with two people catching up in the background.

Pets

Pets

20 facts about French bulldogs

Three french bulldog puppies

Pets

20 facts about dachshunds

A box filled with daschund puppies

Pets

20 facts about Labrador retrievers

Chocolate lab sits in grass

Pets

20 facts about beagles

Box of beagle puppies

Pets

20 facts about golden retrievers

Golden retriever enjoying the outdoors in a large grass field at sunset.

Art & Culture

Best podcasts to stream for your mental health

A young woman lying on couch while listening to music with her headphones.

Art & Culture

Far from making their last calls, LGBTQ+ bars evolve to imagine a new world

A rainbow of shot glasses on a bar.

Art & Culture

100 of the best books by Black authors

Title page inside a copy of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Beloved.'

The flip phone renaissance: 9 retro phones that Gen Z is obsessed with in 2025

A rhinestones-studded T-Moble Sidekick II unit.

These museums are teaching us about how our cities work

People interacting with a CityWorks exhibit exploring the water and wastewater infrastructure system.

Family

Adding up the top math competitions for students in 2025-26

A pair of mathematics students writing on paper during the finals of a math competition.

How can I encourage my elderly parent to use a medical alert device?

Portrait of black medical worker holding personal alarm button and giving it to mature patient, sitting at table in office, explaining how to use medical alert.

When Halloween is too scary: How parents can help kids cope

A young girl wearing an orange Halloween dress crying during a party.

The anarchic playgrounds where putting kids at risk is the point

Silhouette of one of the children standing on the edge of an abandoned wooden fort.

How baby name trends in different states reflect heritage and way of life

A happy couple pose with their baby at a backyard party.

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

The 15 most popular chain restaurants in America

Close up hands holding burger at outdoor restaurant table.

Food & Drink

The best beer of every type

Person holding glass of beer at sampling.

Beyond pumpkin spice: 16 fall coffee drinks ranked from healthiest to unhealthiest

Closeup on a woman holding a cup of pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream.

Food & Drink

Best brunch restaurants in 50 major cities

Food & Drink

Best delis in 50 major cities

In Your State

In your state

States with the most boat owners

A happy senior couple sitting on the side of a sail boat on a calm blue sea looking and pointing to a clear horizon

In your state

States with the most registered hunters

Hunter walking carrying a rifle on a sunny fall day

In your state

States with the highest concentration of bridges

View of San Francisco skyline with famous Oakland Bay Bridge illuminated in evening light.

In your state

States with the most drunk driving fatalities

Burning vehicle upside down in the middle of the road after collision.

In your state

States where road conditions are deteriorating fastest

Close up on damaged road surface.

Retrospective

Retrospective

Can you solve these 25 real Jeopardy! clues about the '70s?

Models from Finland preview a collection of suede and leatherwear, including leather Micro Pants, the finnish equivalent of Hot Pants, by Friitala of Finland.

Retrospective

What state seals say about America and what they don't

The U.S. seal on a podium.

Retrospective

The decline of pay phones in every state

A vintage black and white photo of a telephone booth at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City.

Retrospective

What Christmas was like the year you were born

Young boy dressed as an engineer and his kitten play with a train set next to a Christmas tree

Retrospective

Holiday gift crazes and fads of the past century

How baby name trends in different states reflect heritage and way of life

A happy couple pose with their baby at a backyard party.

Adding up the top math competitions for students in 2025-26

A pair of mathematics students writing on paper during the finals of a math competition.

How can I encourage my elderly parent to use a medical alert device?

Portrait of black medical worker holding personal alarm button and giving it to mature patient, sitting at table in office, explaining how to use medical alert.

How to do a digital detox in real life: Expert tips, challenges and mental health benefits

Two phones in a basket with two people catching up in the background.

Food & Drink

The 15 most popular chain restaurants in America

Close up hands holding burger at outdoor restaurant table.

Food & Drink

The best beer of every type

Person holding glass of beer at sampling.

Beyond pumpkin spice: 16 fall coffee drinks ranked from healthiest to unhealthiest

Closeup on a woman holding a cup of pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream.

When Halloween is too scary: How parents can help kids cope

A young girl wearing an orange Halloween dress crying during a party.

Beyond the generator: Home battery backups gain popularity as power grid failures rise

A modern home with a solar power home battery system.

Food & Drink

Best brunch restaurants in 50 major cities