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When new technology lands in children’s hands, they don’t read the manual. And they don’t tell their parents. They push every button, test every limit and try to break it. It’s how kids learn. And ...

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A 14-year-old was shot in Chicago’s Loop on Monday night, authorities said. According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded in the first block of East Washington Street at approximately 8:31 p.m.

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Michigan native and HGTV star Nicole Curtis has apologized after a video of her working on a house surfaced of her using a racial slur and her long-running house rehab show was pulled. In the clip, ...

My friend recently attended a funeral, and midway through the eulogy, he became convinced that it had been written by AI. There was the telltale proliferation of abstract nouns, a surfeit of ...

People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds. The researchers from Mass General Brigham ...

A deck brush can be a good tool for the right task. Just ask Veronika, the Brown Swiss cow. Veronika uses both ends of a deck brush to scratch various parts of her body, researchers report January 19 ...

Far Side fans might recall a classic 1982 cartoon called “Cow Tools,” featuring a cow standing next to a jumble of strange objects—the joke being that cows don’t use tools. That’s why a pet Swiss ...

There are growing concerns over a homeless encampment in the South Loop. People have lived on the streets in the area for quite some time. Yet recently, residents say the stench and garbage have ...

For investors worldwide, 2025 was anything but boring. President Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office shook up global markets. His aggressive tariff agenda quickly became one of the most ...