Education Mar 16 Talking to kids about nuclear tensions? Experts advise telling the truth Questions about nuclear weapons can sometimes make this moment feel reminiscent of growing up during the Cold War. Experts and parents recommend speaking simply with younger kids who ask questions but avoiding detailed discussions of scary topics.
Arts Feb 09 A quick guide on how to watch the Oscar nominees Besides a trip to a nearby theater, there are several ways to digitally buy, rent and stream this year's top Oscar nominees.
Arts Jan 24 Ian Alexander Jr., only child of award-winning actor and director Regina King, dies at age 26 Ian Alexander Jr., the only child of award-winning actor and director Regina King, has died.
Arts Nov 29 ‘Vaccine’ tops dictionary searches as Merriam-Webster chooses 2021 word of the year It's an omnipresent truth: Merriam-Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year. Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for the dictionary company, tells The Associated Press that lookups for the word vaccine increased 601% over 2020.
Arts Mar 19 Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80 Peretti's sculptural cuff bracelets, bean designs and open-heart pendants are among her most recognizable work. She often worked in sterling silver, a metal she favored and helped popularize as a luxury choice.
Arts Mar 18 Incoming editor in chief parts ways with Teen Vogue over past tweets Alexi McCammond says she and Teen Vogue are parting ways over her past anti-Asian and homophobic tweets. The 27-year-old journalist apologized yet again for the tweets in a statement she posted Thursday on Twitter.
Arts Nov 30 Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic In the land of lexicography, out of the whole of the English language, 2020′s word of the year is a vocabulary of one.
Arts Sep 16 Halloween during a pandemic likely a mixed trick-or-treat bag this year So many people look forward to Halloween, but this year is going to be vastly different for many. Parents and governments are weighing whether door-to-door trick-or-treating can safely happen.
Nation Aug 20 Working families enlist grandparents to help with the kids As the school year gets under way for many kids with working parents, more grandparents have jumped into daily caregiver roles. Many are happily working without pay, for the love of family. Others have accepted offers of money from their…
Nation May 13 Couples turn to ‘minimonies’ to salvage wedding plans Couples trying to salvage weddings that were put on hold by the coronavirus are feeding a fresh trend in the bridal industry: Call it the “minimony.”…