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Pets

Dog breeds with the most timeless popularity

Three Irish Setters sitting in the grass

Top baby names in 2025, broken down by state

A group of diverse babies crawling on a white floor.

Where is self-care the most affordable? 86 cities ranked best to worst

A group of four multigenerational women after a yoga class.

Alcohol ads are returning to the NYC transit system, alarming public health experts

Best podcasts to stream for your mental health

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

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

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.

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.

Family

Classics for babies: Board books introduce Shakespeare and Tolstoy to young readers

A version of Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' by Jennifer Adams as a children's book, beside a typewriter.

5 everyday ways to teach kids about money

A young girl sells lemonade to another young girl at the park.

Loneliness is putting senior men’s health at risk. Here’s how to help.

A senior man with a cane thinks deeply while sitting on a sofa.

3 families reveal how they chose the best first car for their teens

A white 2017 Chevrolet Cruz on a parking lot near seaside.

Top baby names in 2025, broken down by state

A group of diverse babies crawling on a white floor.

Food & Drink

TikTok’s favorite Trader Joe’s items, ranked from healthiest to unhealthiest

A Trader Joe's store in Glendale, California.

How do you properly break a fast?

A bowl of vegetable meat with meat, fish, eggs, and a clock at the middle.

Food & Drink

The 10 best fast-food chains in America in 2025

Subway worker grabbing a donut from display container.

Researchers say these 10 foods can slow aging

A selection of healthy foods such as salmon fish, superfoods, nuts, fruits, berries and leafy vegetables.

8 egg recipes for breakfast and beyond to help fuel your body and mind

Three women flexing their muscles in a park.

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

In your state

26 worst states for singles

Family

French-inspired baby names you'll want to steal

Art & Culture

100 best Xbox games of all time

Art & Culture

Outrageous holidays for every week of the year

Art & Culture

25 Holidays Not Celebrated in America

In your state

Biggest city for holiday shopping in every state

Family

Classic Baby Names that are Going Extinct