The Verge

A leading kids safety bill has been poison pilled, supporters say

Advocates warn that overriding state laws is worse than doing nothing at all. Advocates warn that overriding state laws is worse than doing nothing at all. is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, ...
People

Julia Roberts Says It Has Been 'Amazing' Watching Her Kids Grow Up as She Reflects on Her Twins Hazel and Phinnaeus Turning 21

The 'Leave the World Behind' star is a mother of three children: twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter, as well as son Henry Daniel Daniel Moder/Instagram Julia Roberts is loving watching her ...
The New York Times

A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says

Researchers found higher rates of depression, poor sleep and obesity among tweens who had early access to a cellphone. By Catherine Pearson What is the “right” age to get your child a smartphone? It’s ...
Wall Street Journal

A Chicago Data Center Overheated—and Shut Down Trade in Key Markets Across the Globe

Inside a nondescript, boxy building in a Chicago suburb, the heat was rising. This wasn’t just an unusual issue for a chilly fall day in Illinois. It was also a problem for global markets. The ...
SFGate

Kesha treats Bay Area bar to impromptu show, jokes 'popo' shut her down

So much for “tick-tock on the clock, but the party don’t stop.” Pop star Kesha was in the Bay Area on Tuesday night and, according to her TikTok account, graced downtown Palo Alto’s the Patio with her ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Trees on courthouse lawn cut down; county says they died after irrigation was shut off during renovations

About a dozen tree stumps remain on the lawn of Douglas County's Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, pictured Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Recent visitors to downtown Lawrence may have noticed a few ...
UPI

Court filing: Meta shut down mental health study

Nov. 24 (UPI) --Meta shelved an internal study linking the use of Facebook to effects on users' mental health, a brief filed in a California federal court indicates. The filing, released Friday by the ...
WXYZ

WXYZ-TV's Toy Test: Here's what kids had to say about this year's hottest toys

(WXYZ) — Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. Whether it's navigating gifts for your nieces ...
KING5

Olympic Pipeline remains shut down with leak source still unidentified, BP says

SEATAC, Wash. — The Olympic Pipeline remained shut down Saturday evening, an outage that prompted Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to declare an emergency over potential disruptions at Seattle-Tacoma ...
Us Weekly

Tatiana Schlossberg Says Her ‘1st Thought’ Was Her Kids After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis at 35

Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of the late John F. Kennedy, has been diagnosed with a form of terminal cancer at 35 — and is sharing her immediate thoughts ...
CNN

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she doesn’t want to run for president in 2028

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denied a report that her decision to resign from Congress in January is driven by a desire to enter the 2028 presidential race. “I’m not running for President ...
The Hill

Raising a kid is more expensive than you’d think in these states, says new report

(NEXSTAR) – Having a child is one of the most exciting and rewarding things that happens in a person’s life. The cute pictures, the fun activities, and watching them grow before your very eyes. What ...