As an undergraduate student of anthropology long ago, I remember studying the phenomenon of “compartmentalism” as a hallmark of primitive cultures or societies – their capacity to hold contradictory b...
Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg attend the 2017 Met Gala. Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images The Kennedy family has been prominent in US politics for over a century. The younger Kenne...
Justin Howells, Target's group vice president for Pacific Northwest stores. Matt Hage/AP Content Services for Target Target is getting a new CEO in the New Year — one who started with the compan...
A novel approach by South Korea to stop its rural areas from dying by paying people to live there appears to be working. Okcheon in North Chungcheong province saw its population grow by almost 1,000 i...
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Pierre Thomas has the story of spreading unity and acceptance through the power of song this holiday season....
Americans have received millions of dollars as part of guaranteed income pilot programs. SimpleImages/Getty Images Basic income pilots have distributed over $335 million in economic relief to American...
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says there is not much he can do as the currency has rapidly depreciated, with $1 now trading at around 1.4 million rials....
The New Year's Day announcement marks the second mass release in a week amid US pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government....
X users are asking Elon Musk's Grok AI to create sexualized deepfakes of women and minors. VINCENT FEURAY/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images X users have used Elon Musk's Grok image generator to create s...
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK and climate activist, has died at age 35. : Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter...
Officers in Ohio raced to save a man trapped inside a burning car, who was badly injured and couldn't move....
The Arwa Amba in northern Ethiopia has been widely hailed for its radical commitment to equality, peace and pacifism. Now, fighting has erupted on its doorstep, and the community is struggling to stay...
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Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. They are bracing for what may come next. (Image credit: Rich-Joseph Fa...
The author says that parenting middle schoolers can be hard. VISION4RY-L4NGU4GE/Getty Images/iStockphoto Parenting middle schoolers can be challenging, but key lessons can make it more manageable. Avo...
The author is helping her mom purge her stuff. Courtesy of the author Swedish death cleaning is the practice of decluttering one's belongings before death. Though still in good health, my mom is gradu...
Tiffany Haynes with her husband and kids. Photo credit: Teresa's PHOTOWORKS Tiffany Haynes is the former COO of Fingercheck and led the company through an acquisition. She started her career in a call...
The American economy is tipping away from low-wage workers once again. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images The K-shaped economy has returned, with gaps widening between high and low-income American...