Author: News Room
As the back-to-school season approaches — or, in some states, has already begun — students, teachers, and parents are preparing for another year of hard work and focus on school.But the extent to which children care about learning varies across US states, according to a 2023-2024 study by the National…
My 12-month-old says her fifth word, “Nanie,” when Jane walks into our kitchen. Jane — known by my children as Nanie — just got back from putting my 2-year-old son down for his nap.Knowing he’s sound asleep, I let out an exhale. My husband and I haven’t been able to…
New Western training for Ukrainian troops on NATO soil isn’t taking in large numbers of soldiers, but is instead focusing on leaders and specialists who can spread what they learn throughout Ukraine’s military.The Norway-led Operation Legio trains Ukrainian soldiers with help from allies at a purpose-built camp in eastern Poland, called…
Another close mom friend recently sent me a photo of her three children’s school supplies; it was a literal mountain of Amazon boxes. I only have one child and easily spent $100 give or take on school supplies each year — until I started teaching.Once I was on the other…
There’s a whole industry built on convincing you that staying healthy after 60 is complicated — and expensive. Supplements. Red-light masks. Cold plunges. $200 “longevity” blood panels. Trackers for every heartbeat. So I was glad to see some actual experts weigh in. On Sept. 1, U.S. News released its 2026…
Union security workers for the California offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, and other tech companies announced on Wednesday that they had authorized a strike.The security personnel, who are seeking better pay, are employed by staffing agencies that provide building security for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and Salesforce, the SEIU-United Service Workers…
I was talking to a friend about cleaning recently. He said that he cleans the family home and I pointed out that this is something of a rarity, even though it shouldn’t be. My friend said that he doesn’t “help his wife” clean; it’s his home, too, and therefore also…
Pull the lid off your coffee maker’s water tank and take a whiff. If it smells a little funky, you’re not imagining things — and you’re not alone. NSF, the independent public-health testing group, ranks the coffee reservoir among the top 10 germiest spots in your home — right up…
When Jeremy Spiegel was looking for work in 2009, it was clear why finding a job might be difficult: it was the depths of the Great Recession.But when he lost his director role at a publishing company in 2024, there was no recession to blame. Spiegel, who’s in his 40s…
At 27, my daughter earns more than I did at 57. But she still can’t properly clean a coffee machine or remove sticky spills from her kitchen countertops.One of the few regrets I have as a parent is not encouraging her to work a minimum-wage job during her formative years.…
