Unruly Republic: The U.S. achieved dominance by taking big chances. But where has that ethos gone, asks columnist Barton Swaim? Yesterday it was the Omicron variant; today, data centers and the AI ...

Nearly 12,000 young children in Southwest Washington are receiving a free, age-appropriate, high-quality book every month through a program created by the late Dolly Parton. The country music megastar ...

A new federal program at 13 airports allows visitors with TSA PreCheck to pass checkpoints without a boarding pass to meet or drop off air travelers. Back here in the U.S., remember when you could ...

For decades, the airport security checkpoint has marked the end of the road for friends and relatives seeing off a traveler. That is changing for some travelers. The Transportation Security ...

I recently met with some brilliant Russian mathematicians who showed me a way for artificial intelligence models to communicate via something akin to machine telepathy. The mathematicians work for a ...

The crown jewel of the singer’s philanthropic efforts has handed out hundreds of millions of books to children over the past 31 years. But it isn’t immune to funding cuts. By Ash Wu After a tornado ...

A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial found that silver diamine fluoride stopped decay in more than half of ...

Wondering how to lighten your hair without bleach is a common musing among hair dye enthusiasts. Because even if you aren’t putting your hair through the wringer with excessive chemical processing or ...

Update: Added Microsoft's statement to the article. Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, allowing enrolled ...

Recently, my wife, Denise, started singing with her church’s choir. She has a lovely singing voice. She needed to practice all the new songs. The songs came in booklets, about the size of a trade ...

A completely dead battery doesn't disable Find My. Here's everything you need to know about locating a powered-off iPhone. A dead phone battery is usually just an inconvenience. When it’s a phone ...

Imagine you have used a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool such as ChatGPT to tidy up notes you took while in a meeting. Your colleague comments on how clear they are. You don’t disclose it ...