New York Schools Are Getting Two New Holidays Off This Year
Lunar New Year and Diwali are being observed in New York schools in 2024. They also come with some challenges for administrators.
Lunar New Year and Diwali are being observed in New York schools in 2024. They also come with some challenges for administrators.
Heritage Auctions is giving you the chance to own all that iconic 'Succession' fashion.
Can you guess which author spent the most time on ‘The New York Times’ bestseller list? (Hint: It isn't J.K. Rowling or Stephen King.)
With dolphins masquerading as whales, lizards as toads, and marsupials as bears, it can be tough to keep track of which animals are which.
The definition of a continent isn't as concrete as you might expect, but a few qualities help earn Australia that distinction.
From record-breaking plants and incredible animal news to space superlatives and the awesome power of Taylor Swift fans, here’s the long list of things we learned in 2023.
Car salespeople use a number of tricks to make a sale.
Losing your nose ring in the shower is a bummer. It’s not an emergency.
These unusual animals are in the same taxonomic group as cats, but there isn’t much family resemblance.
Bioastronautics researcher Kellie Gerardi envisions a future when space is open to all.
Why does the fire department show up for emergency calls if nothing is on fire?
The two dialects have transformed to the point that North Korean defectors often struggle with unfamiliar language when arriving in South Korea—so much that the South Korean government publishes a list of commonly confused words to aid new defectors.
This soy and mirin braised kabocha squash with seaweed butter is both healthy and decadent.
Willis Gibson, an Oklahoma teen, just beat 'Tetris.'
The wolf moon—the first full moon of 2024—is a great chance for astronomy enthusiasts to ring in the new year.
Even if you've seen the Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' there's probably a lot you don't know about this enigmatic founding father.
The Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fête was inspired by a popular Victorian science fiction novel—and introduced the world to Bovril.
That delicious bowl of cheddar soup is really a big bowl of (good) bacteria.
Listen to inaugural addresses and other speeches from each president from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama.
Deciding to write 'disc' or 'disk' depends on what kind of disc it is. Sometimes.
You may know Austin, Texas, as the Live Musical Capital of the World that’s devoted to keepin’ itself weird—but you might not be familiar with the city’s many slang terms.
Eating well often comes at a premium price. Here’s why.
Worried about pressing strange buttons in your new car? Us, too. But you'll probably like this one.
American writer Gertrude Stein left a profound mark on 20th-century modernism through her literary work and her enthusiastic patronage of avant-garde art. Read on for more facts about her idiosyncratic life.