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Dr. Kathleen Heide, one of the country's leading experts on parricide — the killing of one's parent — explains why it happens, and who should be concerned Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic; BACKGRID Nick ...

The Elks' "Cherished Memories" float travels along Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena during the 2025 Rose Parade. The upcoming parade features a community-made float that stirred some controversy.

Atop the aerial ladder of a bright red fire engine, a firefighter wrangles a hose. From the spout pours not water but syrup, pumped from an enormous bottle. The stream of viscous liquid is aimed at a ...

There seems to be a never-before-seen giant structure below Bermuda. Seismologists have made a fascinating discovery about what lies beneath the Bermuda -- a never-before-seen plume of rock that makes ...

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

What does it mean to be “smart” or “dumb”? Few questions are more deceptively complex. Most of us have strong opinions about what those words mean, but scratch the surface and it becomes clear that ...

Dear Readers: Today is Veterans Day. I’m always moved by the outpouring of gratitude that our community shows our veterans, and I too want to thank those who have served our nation. I hope that you ...

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Imagine living sometime around the early 1600s. You're standing on the deck of a wooden ship. The wind's biting, the sky's endless. And your captain's yelling, "Drop the log!" Back then, before sonar ...

Move over "skibidi," there's a new slang term delighting Generation Alpha and Gen Z while confusing "the olds." Dictionary.com named "6-7" its 2025 Word of the Year. It can also appear as "67 or ...