Government
Putin hopes hardship will force Ukrainians to sue for peace – polling suggests it won’t work
Vladimir Putin has a theory of victory in Ukraine.
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- Health
AI chatbots can be a valuable health resource for older adults – if they embrace ‘informed skepticism’
It’s easy to stereotype older adults as tech-averse or novice tech users. Yet a growing number of adults age 60 and older are embracing artificial intelligence, using it for entertainment, planning trips and even accessing health informatio…
- Education
Spending in-person time with friends is the biggest predictor of whether college students flourish
Exercise, avoiding alcohol or even getting enough sleep aren’t the factors most connected to college students’ well-being.
- Technology
Data centers are inspiring bipartisanship – for now
It may not be as shocking as rogue AI agents hacking another system, but the current political resistance to data centers has taken a surprising turn: It’s bringing together strange bedfellows, from democratic socialist Sen.
- Government
Congress is freeing Trump of the limited legal requirements left on him by the Supreme Court
On the evening of Oct. 11, just weeks before the 2026 midterm elections, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop airing taxpayer-funded television advertisements praising President Donald Trump.
- Culture
Boo! How to pick scary books for kids that thrill but won’t haunt for life
Halloween is one of the few holidays centered around children. When else can students come to school dressed like astronauts, monsters and witches, or ring strangers’ doorbells to ask for candy?
- Real Estate
Japan’s expensive funerals and declining birth rates are transforming ancestral traditions
Whenever I drive amid the mazelike bustle of Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway, where approximately 1 million vehicles transit daily, I see billboard advertisements for all manner of businesses: dentists, hotels, car and tire companies, and affordab…
- Government
Why the political ambition gap between men and women persists even at the local level
An appointment to a local library commission, reluctantly accepted, may not sound like an auspicious event. For Nancy Pelosi, however, that 1973 appointment launched what would become one of the most influential careers in modern American p…
- Environment
Who should have a say in which species are saved? The California condor offers lessons for a global biodiversity treaty
In 1987, biologists captured the last free-flying condor to transfer it to captivity, and the largest flying North American bird species was officially declared extinct in the wild.
- Community
A scuff on your bag, a dent in your mug – and suddenly it feels like time for a new one
Imagine you have a bag you really like. It felt like “the one” when you bought it.
- Government
Palestinian citizens face a painful choice in Israel’s election: To vote or not
Elections are typically framed as a choice for voters. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, however, the country’s national ballots pose more of a dilemma.
- Culture
40 days to arrive, 40 days to leave: How Armenian culture honors life’s most important moments
Earlier this year, I gave birth to my fourth child. My baby and I entered “karasunk,” the traditional Armenian 40-day postpartum period during which mother and newborn remain close to home, sheltered from the outside world.