Family members carry the burden and costs of caring for America's aging population. Federal policy change is slow to come but a new movement and state actions are building momentum. (Image credit: Pau...
Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings apologised after its artificial intelligence chatbot Yuanbao was accused of “verbally insulting” a user, fuelling online debate about the risks p...
The author (not pictured) is the oldest of her eight siblings. Florin Prunoiu/Getty Images/Image Source I'm the oldest of eight, including five foster siblings, and our house was always a busy place. ...
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Ethan Choi. Khosla Ventures We asked Khosla Ventures partner Ethan Choi how he sees AI reshaping daily life and work in 2026. Robotics will reach a major breakthrough in capability and have its own &#...
There have been angry protests across the country against economic hardships....
Workers in six more states will see their minimum wages hit $15. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages in January, affecting over 8 m...
Though 2025 was a year of flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, there were also many positive developments....
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, but some of the people there earn less than $4 a month....
The number of practicing Christians in Germany is falling. The result is surplus churches. What happens to these empty houses of worship?...
Iranian forces "behaved with savage brutality" when they recently stormed a hospital in Ilam province, a nurse who works there said . Mass protests continue to grow....
Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter. (Image credit: Institut Pasteur-S...
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 US might hit Iran "very hard" if the regime escalates its crackdown on anti-government protesters, according to US President Donald Trump. How do Iranians feel about these warnings?...
In Iran, people continue to demonstrate amid the country's economic crisis, with social discontent fueling open protest against the regime. There are also complaints of interference by a foreign intel...
Alcohol is cheaper in Germany than many other EU countries, with consumption still relatively high. However, there has been a fall in the amount that people, particularly young people and men, are dri...
Iranian forces "behaved with savage brutality" when they recently stormed a hospital in Ilam province, said a nurse who works there. The latest bout of mass protests poses a serious challenge to the r...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Civilians in rebel-held Myanmar face devastating air strikes. ✓ A government-mandated election is starting this month. ...
Renee Good’s wife, Becca Good, is speaking out in a statement to MPR News, saying Renee “lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it.”...
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