Arts Oct 26 Here’s what happened when I tried to paint like Bob Ross Every Saturday when I was growing up, I gathered my watercolors and paper and painted landscapes along with Bob Ross. Yes, I was that edgy. Today I watched the first episode of Bob Ross’s show, “The Joy…
Nation Oct 20 How safe are bounce houses for kids, really? Lily Creech never imagined that an inflatable bounce house could lead to so much suffering for her 11-year-old daughter. It was her company picnic in Miami. Barbecue smoke hung in the air. Kids were rough-housing on a bouncer with…
Science Oct 09 Innovation ‘isn’t so much about the eureka moment’ Innovators rarely travel a straight path to arrive at a new idea. Failure -- lots of failure -- often paves the way. Learn what Reebok's Paul Litchfield has to say about what innovation looks like in his work.
Nation Oct 02 More than one mass shooting happens per day in the U.S., data shows No matter how you define a mass shooting, one thing is clear: data suggests this brand of violence has grown worse in the United States.
Nation Oct 01 Survey shows few teens meet their dates online Most teens in the U.S. still meet face-to-face the people who they date, but social media and texting are just as important in maintaining those relationships as hanging out in person, a new survey shows.
Nation Sep 30 Suicide among young American Indians nearly double national rate Among people ages 18 to 24 nationwide, the suicide rate is 12.8 deaths per 100,000, and is the second leading cause of death for people between 15- and 24-years-old, according to new data from the CDC. Within the American Indian…
World Sep 25 Which countries are the world’s most innovative? The 2015 Global Innovation Index recently revealed that Switzerland remains the global leader in innovation, followed by the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States.
Nation Sep 24 Kids are getting adopted faster today, and here’s why that matters The amount of time a child in foster care waits to be adopted has dropped dramatically since 2000, an improvement that is no accident, according to child welfare advocates.
Nation Sep 23 People love public libraries, but they aren’t using them Most people say public libraries provide communities with essential resources for literacy and education, but the number of people who actually take advantage of library services may be slipping.
Nation Sep 22 Out of 30,000 Hollywood film characters, here’s how many weren’t white Viola Davis’s historic Emmy win served as an important milestone for African American actresses this week, but data suggest that the entertainment industry could do far more to achieve greater diversity in film.