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Pets

Dog breeds with the most timeless popularity

Three Irish Setters sitting in the grass

Cities where lawn care services cost the most green in 2025

A lawn care professional installing new grass at a home.

The top women's hairstyle in every state

Baby Safety Month: Your checklist for baby sleep safety

An expecting couple reading instructions on how to set up a cot.

What does the letter mean? Bra sizes explained

A tailor taking measurements of a client's torso with a tape measure.

Pets

Dogs and their people: Companions in cancer research

Golden retriever sitting on examination table as a female veterinarian assesses in the background.

These 10 states have the healthiest dogs

Winter beach with border collie and Michigan lighthouse.

The history behind dog days of summer

Tan mixed breed dog playing in park near water with tennis ball in mouth.

Summer safety tips for dogs

Fluffy golden puppy licks lips while person crouched down offers food in a red bowl in the kitchen.

How a dog helped a Utah man survive an 11-hour night crawl through the mountains

Jacob Schmitt with his dog Buddy, at his home in Ogden, on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

Art & Culture

The flip phone renaissance: 9 retro phones that Gen Z is obsessed with in 2025

A rhinestones-studded T-Moble Sidekick II unit.

Nearly a third of Americans think they could pass as British, based on their knowledge of UK culture

Former tennis pro, John Isner, brought the flavour of The Championships, Wimbledon, to New York, in a food truck serving strawberries and cream mini cheesecakes.

These museums are teaching us about how our cities work

People interacting with a CityWorks exhibit exploring the water and wastewater infrastructure system.

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.

Family

Going back to school isn’t just stressful for kids, parents feel it too

A father holding his two young boys and dropping them back to school.

Beyond Lyme disease: Understanding tick-related diseases aids prevention

A yellow warning sign telling people of a tick infested area in a grassy area near the Hudson river in Westchester County, New York.

SUV size guide: How much does your family really need?

A blue 2020 Honda CR-V towing a 1990 Coleman Columbia pop-up camper on the road towards Antelope Lake in Kansas during autumn.

What’s the ‘sad beige’ parenting trend — and does it affect infant development?

Illustration of crying baby above the pantone color card for beige, ona beige background.

Baby Safety Month: Your checklist for baby sleep safety

An expecting couple reading instructions on how to set up a cot.

Food & Drink

Researchers say these 10 foods can slow aging

A selection of healthy foods such as salmon fish, superfoods, nuts, fruits, berries and leafy vegetables.

8 egg recipes for breakfast and beyond to help fuel your body and mind

Three women flexing their muscles in a park.

The best healthy lunches at fast-casual chains, ranked by nutritional data

A Sweetgreen restaurant in downtown Brooklyn, New York.

Falling for pumpkin spice: A fan favorite returns to aisles early this season

Glass of pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream and ingredients like cinnamon sticks and fall decor on black table.

The cost of a Labor Day BBQ by city

Assorted meat like sausages and steak with vegetables being grilled on a BBQ grill outdoors.

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

Art & Culture

Forgotten charms: 15 old-school Halloween traditions that are no longer practiced

A fortune teller in London's Piccadilly is surprised at what she sees in a crystal ball, circa 1953.

In your state

States with the most registered hunters

Hunter walking carrying a rifle on a sunny fall day

Pets

Where pet owners in the US spend the most on their pets

A photo illustration of a yellow lab, hands pulling cash and a credit card out of a wallet, and palm trees and a blue sky in the background.

Food & Drink

How plant-based diets affect sleep

An overhead view of a variety of plant-based foods on a white surface.

In your state

States with the highest concentration of bridges

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

Pets

How dogs' diets look around the world

Dogs being walked on leashes, stopping for a drink of water.

Art & Culture

Only 20 women have won the National Book Award for fiction—here's who they are

Shirley Hazzard poses for portrait

Family

How the cost of raising a child has skyrocketed over 25 years

Young baby playing with a piggy bank.

Art & Culture

The rise of 'fast furniture': What is it and what are sustainable, affordable alternatives?

A gray sofa with green pillows with small wood end tables and coffee table

Art & Culture

Inside the book-ban machine: The rise of 'parental rights' groups and their efforts to ban books

A stack of books stand behing a padlock and chains