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Why DIY disaster preparation matters more than ever — even if it’s not perfect.

With a shift in perspective, you can take a visitor’s approach to the place you live, embracing both new-to-you locales and, yes, even tourist destinations.

Finally, a painless IUD insertion?

Obsessing over your fitness tracker might make you feel awful.

From Alex Warren to Jelly Roll, a new wave of faith-adjacent pop is finding God in laundromats and dive bars.

You don’t have to let the possibility of conflict deter you from jet-setting with your pals. Here’s what experts say will make your friend getaway as pain-free as possible.

Has the pressure to get in shape for the summer decreased, or have we just replaced it with something more toxic?

The end of mandatory shoe removal signals progress on airport security.

Sorry, but we’re all going to be embarrassed by our “rustic chic” and “garden party” weddings eventually.

There’s $16 billion in new day care spending tucked inside Trump’s welfare-slashing tax package.

The delirious boredom you remember from childhood might not exist anymore.

Musk trained Grok to be right-wing. We’re lucky he wasn’t more subtle.

Thanks to technology, affordability, and nimble marketing, Turkey has become shorthand for hair restoration.

“Mowing the grass” didn't stop October 7. Now it's going global.

Why does unsuccessful cosmetic work make people so angry?

Despite what your social media feed might say, microwaves are safe.

The change reverses decades of federal policy.

Switzerland’s new experiment will treat meat-packaging like cigarette warnings.

A truly scary new revelation about Trump’s effort to circumvent the TikTok ban.

ICE just got its biggest cash infusion in more than two decades. We know how they’re going to spend it.