Research has shown that people put in extra effort on their goals after meaningful time markers like the start of a new year.

One of my daily challenges as a parent is getting my fourth grader to read for 30 minutes as part of her homework. It’s not because she struggles with her reading skills; she actually reads well-above ...

No one likes being late — the panic, the rush, the stress, and Ryan Reynolds gets it unfortunately. Believe it or not, he nearly missed his guest appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark due to being ...

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut didn’t waste much time once Sunday night’s hearing got underway, pointedly asking the Trump administration’s lawyer how the president’s deployment of California ...

The record holder for having the world's longest name says it takes a whopping 20 minutes to read his full moniker aloud – and he's only ever heard it once. For ease, Laurence tends to go by just his ...

Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing blood out of the heart to the arteries, which ...

Microsoft is reorganizing its top leadership, appointing Judson Althoff as CEO of its Commercial Business to oversee sales, marketing, and operations. This strategic move allows CEO Satya Nadella and ...

The U.S. adopted daylight saving time in 1918, but it has been inconsistently applied throughout history. The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, has been ...

Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse. In his novels and new book, Cory Doctorow asks whether technology ...

Knowing the stakes, Rose and her classmates at their west-side elementary practiced the drill just as their teacher instructed. The third graders kept a stack of worksheets tucked underneath their ...

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