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Pets

Dog breeds with the most timeless popularity

Three Irish Setters sitting in the grass

Top designer bag brands in 2025

Zufi Alexander's straw Miu Miu bag attached with Labubu charms.

How rising home prices are influencing furniture choices

A large open living room with multiple expansive windows.

Running 5 minutes a day can add 3 years to your life

A couple running outdoors in the morning.

How to make your bed like a pro: A step-by step guide

Low angle view of fresh white sheets tucked into bed with person backlit by window fixing the head of the bed.

Pets

The history behind dog days of summer

Tan mixed breed dog playing in park near water with tennis ball in mouth.

Summer safety tips for dogs

Fluffy golden puppy licks lips while person crouched down offers food in a red bowl in the kitchen.

8 ways to prepare your anxious dog for fireworks

A golden retriever covering his face.

Scientifically proven mental health benefits of having a pet

Happy couple at home playing with their dog.

6 summer side quests for you and your pup

A medium-sized brown dog and blond woman look at each other happily in the pool, with their hands and paws holding onto the edge of the pool.

Art & Culture

Nearly a third of Americans think they could pass as British, based on their knowledge of UK culture

Former tennis pro, John Isner, brought the flavour of The Championships, Wimbledon, to New York, in a food truck serving strawberries and cream mini cheesecakes.

These museums are teaching us about how our cities work

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

Art & Culture

5 essential types of apps for older adults that support health and wellness

Close up view of senior group of people using smartphone.

Art & Culture

Must be accompanied by an adult: Why teens are turning to online gaming for social connection

A game controller and Fortnite in the background.

Art & Culture

A Ninja Warrior competitor's Hot Wheels collection is so vast, it caught Mattel's attention

Ian Weber, a Hot Wheels collector of 18 years, talks about a Scooby-Doo Hot Wheels van in his collection at his home in Lehi.

Family

How to help an elderly person with dementia

A middle-aged daughter looking worried at his elderly father who has dementia.

Rising from obscurity: Unique baby names gaining sudden popularity in 2025

A young couple sharing ultrasound photographs while in a virtual call with loved ones.

Best US neighborhoods for families with young kids based on safety and school proximity

Chalk artists creating art during the Chalk Art Festival in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

How in-home care can reduce stress for families

An elderly woman being assisted by her caregiver to stand up.

How to help seniors manage allergies

Senior woman outdoors wiping her nose with a napkin.

Food & Drink

Debunking seven myths about eating healthy on a budget

Young woman selecting fresh produce at the grocery store.

Nearly 19 million people in the US live in a food desert: Here’s what that means

A convenience store on December 04, 2019 in Richmond, California that does not offer fresh vegetables or healthy options.

How Dubai chocolate went viral and disrupted the global pistachio market

Bars of the trending Dubai chocolate with pistachio paste and kataifi dough.

Healthiest and unhealthiest barbecue recipes

Plate of fries and fried chicken as part of a barbecue meal.

Firing up the Fourth: Instacart’s Independence Day favorites

A set of homemade Fourth of July picnic meal such as burger, fries, and beans.

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

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

Retrospective

Top holiday toys from the year you were born

What is America's favorite state?

A rainbow after the rain on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.

Look out for these cheating apps on your partner's phone

The online dating company 'The Ashley Madison Agency' on a screen of a phone.

How to design purposeful spaces at home with no renovation needed

A stylish modern interior of a home kitchen.

Mais oui: Most Americans admire the French way of life

Collage of stereotypical French things like cafe lifestyle, an accordian player, a person wearing a beret, clustered a woman wearing a sports bra.

What your first phone says about you and your generation

Old mobile phones from the mid-2000s.

Running 5 minutes a day can add 3 years to your life

A couple running outdoors in the morning.

From miles to market: The rise of runner-founded brands changing the game

Collage of runner-founded brands.

Firing up the Fourth: Instacart’s Independence Day favorites

A set of homemade Fourth of July picnic meal such as burger, fries, and beans.

How to pull off a catfish search like the MTV pros

Woman looking at the camera while dialing a number on her mobile phone.

Father's day gift guide: Top wines for dad in 2025

An adult son and his senior father toasting with wine during a light lunch.