Slang's role is shifting as digital culture spreads and dilutes new expressions quickly. Social media and AI have made slang more mainstream, reducing its power to signal belonging. Inventing personal ...

There are several ways to react when you see a cluster of tents behind a Walgreens. Many of those responses were on display one recent November morning. Looking away is an option, and some people ...

Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s final months. “Everyone’s birthday is back-to-back,” the 32-year-old certified nursing assistant said.

Dianna Tompkins looks at a mirror while she sits on a bed at her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025. Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) have launched a pilot program, Forwarded Actions for Speeding Tickets (FAST), aimed at reducing speeding ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. From Dec. 18 to Jan. 1, Epic is giving away one free PC game per day. These games are ...

Bryan Pichardo-Lara learned to embrace being bilingual as a student in the Omaha Public Schools’ dual-language program. Bryan Pichardo-Lara helps second grader Maria Abigail Aguilar Aguilar read at ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to fast-track reviews of two experimental Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) drugs with potential blockbuster sales. Merck's cholesterol treatment ...

Grab your mouse and get clicking, because it's been a great year for games, and the PC has seen nearly all of them cross its path. The IGN staff has rounded up the best PC gaming had to offer in 2025 ...

If you’re planning on buying a PC, laptop, or cell phone in the coming months, a word of advice for you before Christmas: Buy now, not later. Prices are likely set to spike in the new year—due to a ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As Taiwan-based chip manufacturer TSMC expands in the Valley, a Phoenix-area school district says demand has increased for its Mandarin Immersion Program. In 2009, the Deer Valley ...

Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's digital gaming subscription service that gives you unlimited access to dozens of Xbox, PC, and Backward Compatible games. Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's digital gaming ...