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Pets

Dog breeds with the most timeless popularity

Three Irish Setters sitting in the grass

Food & Drink

10 major fried chicken chains in the US, ranked by popularity

A Chick-Fil-A ordering counter in a food court in Peabody, Massachusetts

What is a front-closure bra?

Close up on the clasp of a front-close bra.

Recreation & Hobbies

Athletic track surfaces: How to maximize longevity and minimize costs

A red running track in an athletic stadium.

Parenting & Family

Groovy baby names that rocked the 1970s

1970s couple laying in the grass holding baby up

Pets

Spring allergies in dogs: What pet parents should know when pollen season arrives

A Labrador Retriever dog resting in the grass on a summer day.

Man’s best friend, or man’s best nurse? 61% say pets provide major comfort

A dog relaxing by the feet of its owner on a sofa.

Pets

Shortest-living dog breeds

Pets

Ranking the 25 smartest dog breeds

A happy border collie in the grass

Dog bite incidents by state: Where they're most common

A Beware of Dog sign hung to a house's gate.

Art & Culture

Red carpet to real life: 6 jewelry trends to try at home

Kate Hawley holding up her Oscar trophy during the 98th Annual Academy Awards.

The fastest-rising unusual “new gen” first names

A pregnant wife and her husband curiously browsing information on a smartphone while sitting on a sofa at home.

Art & Style

25 LGBTQ+ books that changed the literary landscape

Alison Bechdel attends the opening performance of the Broadway show based on her acclaimed graphic novel "Fun Home" in 2015 in New York City.

Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically, but the same is true of Christmas

Bulbs symbolizing candles have lit on the 30 foot-tall Hannukah menorah by the Jewish education centre 'Chabad Lubawitsch' in front of a Christmas tree at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

Americans are sympathetic to their coworkers' mental health concerns. So why are they afraid to share their own?

A manager leading a team meeting in a boardroom.

Family

Parenting & Family

How do you explain ICE to your child? Immigrant families are having ‘the talk’

Ana and her husband, who does not have legal status, are raising three U.S.-citizen children in Detroit. At home, they have begun preparing their kids for what to do if immigration officers ever come to their door.

Parenting & Family

Baby names that have faded into obscurity

Wide-eyed baby from the 1950s looking at the camera.

Parenting & Family

Why parenting feels harder for today’s families

Parents entertaining their baby in a crib with toys.

Parenting & Family

The affordable daycare that keeps parents close

Young children playing with bubbles in day care. In the U.S., families spend between nine percent and 16 percent of their median income on full-day care for just one child.

Parenting & Family

Groovy baby names that rocked the 1970s

1970s couple laying in the grass holding baby up

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

10 major fried chicken chains in the US, ranked by popularity

A Chick-Fil-A ordering counter in a food court in Peabody, Massachusetts

Good vibes, tequila, and sore feet: What Instacart orders reveal about music festivals in the Coachella Valley

A view of several shelves of sparkling water.

Pizza sold at Trader Joe’s, HelloFresh recalled in 10 states over possible metal contamination

Multiple frozen pizzas wrapped in plastic stacked on each other

Food & Drink

23 Discontinued Taco Bell Menu Items Fans Still Crave

Vintage photo of Taco Bell's discontinued Enchirito

Bunny baskets and Seder staples: America’s Easter and Passover trends

Fresh colorful tulips in a shopping cart.

In Your State

States with the most boat owners

A happy senior couple sitting on the side of a sail boat on a calm blue sea looking and pointing to a clear horizon

States with the most registered hunters

Hunter walking carrying a rifle on a sunny fall day

States with the highest concentration of bridges

View of San Francisco skyline with famous Oakland Bay Bridge illuminated in evening light.

States with the most drunk driving fatalities

Burning vehicle upside down in the middle of the road after collision.

States where road conditions are deteriorating fastest

Close up on damaged road surface.

Retrospective

Retrospective

60 photos that capture summer in the '60s

A smiling couple lean on a balcony at Thunderbird Motel, which overlooks a section of beach shaded by various colored umbrellas, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1960s.

Retrospective

31 photos that show what life looked like in 1985

Side by side class photos of kids from 1985

Retrospective Food & Drink

20 Discontinued Hostess Snacks That Fans Still Miss

Hostess Big Wheels

Retrospective

33 photos that show what life looked like in 1979

A woman at a bingo parlor and a kid holding a Kiss birthday cake

Retrospective

25 photos that show what life looked like in 1983

Four women hanging out at a festival

Parenting & Family

Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation

Jessie Edmond holds a photo of her son, Julian 'Wolf' Rivera, who died at 27 in 2019 in Middletown, New York.

Parenting & Family

5 tips for car safety on the spookiest night of the year

A classic car drives down a spooky road at night.

Parenting & Family

What if diapers were free for the parents who need them most?

A daycare center's shelf with stacks of various children's diapers with their names written on them.

Parenting & Family

Why baby names are getting bolder: The cultural shift behind today’s trends

Rear view of five babies sitting on the floor.

Parenting & Family

3 years after the school shooting in Uvalde, survivors struggle to find ongoing support

A murals of shooting victims in Uvalde painted on a wall behind a stop sign.

Parenting & Family

America’s special education crisis: How teacher shortages threaten our most vulnerable students

An instructional assistant helping an autistic student with a lesson or activity from a tablet.

Parenting & Family

6 things pediatricians want you to know about vaccines

A pediatrician giving a toddler a vaccination.

Parenting & Family

Cost of raising a child in each US state in 2025

Families enjoying at the Front Beach in Rockport, Massachusetts.

Parenting & Family

Students’ skills and interest in science tumble in first post-COVID-19 test

High school students working with microscopes in a laboratory.

Parenting & Family

‘Failing our kids’: Philadelphia’s struggle highlights how young learners nationwide miss out on legally mandated support services

Kimberly Halevy wearing a crimson red midi dress with mid-length sleeves walks with her son Joshua beside her, enjoy treats from an ice cream truck visible behind them, after a recent session with a special instructor.