Historians and scholars continue to debate Thomas Jefferson's original intent behind the phrase "all men are created equal." Some scholars argue Jefferson's words were meant to include Black people, ...

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One of my daughters and I once wanted to keep some Madagascar hissing cockroaches as pets, only to be vetoed by my wife. She might have changed her tune (but probably not) if she could have heard Jo ...

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Kyoto was never the city you visited for what was new. That was always Tokyo's job, and Tokyo was happy to have it. But something has shifted. A record 10.9 million foreign visitors arrived in 2024, ...

The industrial revolution that took place in the 1800s was a massive mistake — at least as far as the environment and our planet is concerned. There’s no denying that we as a species have irreversibly ...

Equal Pay Day has come around again. The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it ...

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The spring equinox marks the first day of spring today, but daylight actually lasts several minutes longer than night. Here's why the equinox doesn't appear perfectly equal. When you purchase through ...

ESCALANTE, Utah — Between the towns of Escalante and Boulder, Utah, Highway 12 does something unusual for a state highway: it climbs to the top of a sandstone ridge so narrow that the road is ...

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In a news cycle dominated by stories of corruption and betrayal, moments of moral beauty stand out as an antidote. I was recently moved by a podcast I listened to on the U.S. withdrawal from ...