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Pets

Dog breeds with the most timeless popularity

Three Irish Setters sitting in the grass

5 tips to make your DIY projects easier this summer

A young woman drilling a hole in her home wall.

The 7 best haircuts for a receding hairline, according to barbers

Young man with shaved head looking at mirror in bathroom at home, running fingers over hair..

Stitch it, don’t ditch it: Resisting fast fashion through visible mending

Sashiko stitch, a Japanese form of embroidery.

How to shop for high-quality game room furniture

A pool table covered in leather in a game room.

Pets

Pets

Dog breeds losing popularity

Fashionable trendy Maltese dog wearing pink goggles.

Pets

Americans prefer dogs to cats as pets by a wide margin, according to the data

Woman smiling while holding her pet dog.

Pets

Learn about what service dogs can do, and what it takes to certify and protect them

Young girl in wheelchair hugs a service dog.

Pets

Shortest-living dog breeds

8 ways to prepare your anxious dog for fireworks

A golden retriever covering his face.

Art & Culture

Art & Culture

5 essential types of apps for older adults that support health and wellness

Close up view of senior group of people using smartphone.

Art & Culture

Must be accompanied by an adult: Why teens are turning to online gaming for social connection

A game controller and Fortnite in the background.

Art & Culture

A Ninja Warrior competitor's Hot Wheels collection is so vast, it caught Mattel's attention

Ian Weber, a Hot Wheels collector of 18 years, talks about a Scooby-Doo Hot Wheels van in his collection at his home in Lehi.

Art & Culture

Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient

Historical photo of young girl praying to Easter Bunny in New York in 1936.

Art & Culture

Olivia and Liam take top spots as most popular baby names again, except in these states

A baby lying on their stomach on a white bed.

Family

A new parent’s guide to keeping baby cool in summer

Newborn baby sleeping in bed.

Family

Brain study identifies a cost of caregiving for new fathers

A father holding his newborn baby at the hospital a day after birth.

Is your baby's crib mattress off-gassing toxins?

A woman's hand opening the cover of new white mattress to check the quality of a baby's bed.

Family

Doctors told a dad his daughter would never walk on her own. He built a way to get her on the trails.

LJ Wilde, owner of Huckleberry Hiking, straps his daughter Luci into the hiking cart that he designed.

Romance scams: Hearts broken, wallets emptied

Concept of romance scam illustrated by a couple communicating long-distance via video chat, with man holding a heart figure and blowing a kiss.

Food & Drink

Firing up the Fourth: Instacart’s Independence Day favorites

A set of homemade Fourth of July picnic meal such as burger, fries, and beans.

Food & Drink

The 'king of poisons' is building up in rice

A villager works in the rice field near the Chaohu Lake in the town of Huailin, Chaohu City in China.

Father's day gift guide: Top wines for dad in 2025

An adult son and his senior father toasting with wine during a light lunch.

Food & Drink

Caffeine use disorder: When your energy fix becomes unhealthy

Person holding a full glass of coffee on a background of multiple empty finished cups.

Inflation-friendly food swaps to keep your grocery budget in check

Staff stocking up the organic bananas aisle with a large low prices sign at a grocery store in Brooklyn, New York.

In Your State

In your state

States with the most boat owners

A happy senior couple sitting on the side of a sail boat on a calm blue sea looking and pointing to a clear horizon

In your state

States with the most registered hunters

Hunter walking carrying a rifle on a sunny fall day

In your state

States with the highest concentration of bridges

View of San Francisco skyline with famous Oakland Bay Bridge illuminated in evening light.

In your state

States with the most drunk driving fatalities

Burning vehicle upside down in the middle of the road after collision.

In your state

States where road conditions are deteriorating fastest

Close up on damaged road surface.

Retrospective

Retrospective

What state seals say about America and what they don't

The U.S. seal on a podium.

Retrospective

The decline of pay phones in every state

A vintage black and white photo of a telephone booth at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City.

Retrospective

What Christmas was like the year you were born

Young boy dressed as an engineer and his kitten play with a train set next to a Christmas tree

Retrospective

Holiday gift crazes and fads of the past century

Retrospective

Top holiday toys from the year you were born

Lifestyle

Popularity of buy now, pay later plans is on the rise this holiday season, according to survey

A couple lie on the carpet in their sitting room and shop online from a laptop; a Christmas tree is lit in the background

Lifestyle

How much does it cost to get your house ready for Santa?

Santa's feet emerging from a chimney with a letter to Santa and cookies in the foreground

Lifestyle

58% of American consumers plan to spend $500 or less this holiday shopping season, survey finds

Two women out holiday shopping

Food & Drink

10 different foods used in New Year's Eve traditions and the stories behind them

Top view of a group celebrating over a festive dinner table.

Art & Culture

25 over-the-top Christmas displays from across America

People enjoying the Christmas lights on the 700 block of 34th Street in the Hampden community of Baltimore, Maryland.

Art & Culture

American cities and towns named after Christmas

Visitors pose for a photo at the Christkindlmarket in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

In your state

States with the most boat owners

A happy senior couple sitting on the side of a sail boat on a calm blue sea looking and pointing to a clear horizon

Food & Drink

Sticker shock at the supermarket? These states have taken the biggest grocery price inflation hit

A woman has sticker shock at the grocery store

Art & Culture

How Christmas is celebrated around the world

Art & Culture

20 celebrations this holiday season besides Christmas

Red lanterns line the ceiling above a woman with her eyes closed and her hands in prayer.