Truckers practice English skills as US language policy takes effect Posted July 20, 2025 Brushing up on English has taken on new urgency for future and current truck drivers after President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying truckers who do…
Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it’s clean enough for swimming Posted July 19, 2025 A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted, it could make people sick, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water.…
Comedy and crime fighting join forces for police learning leadership skills Posted July 18, 2025 Officials at the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy brought members of The Second City, Chicago’s storied improv theater, to teach police leaders the mo…
Cheerleaders can now go pro: Varsity Spirit’s new league offers pay Posted July 17, 2025 Varsity Spirit is starting a professional cheerleading league that promises to pay athletes, joining the crowded niche sports market that already includes softbal…
A digital mask could help speed up oil painting restoration Posted July 16, 2025 A high-tech breakthrough could speed up the restoration of centuries-old paintings using a digital mask. Scientists say the method, tested on a 15th-century work, took hours inste…
AI-tailored shoes and digital passports for luxury jewelry: how the fashion and beauty sectors are tapping into next-gen tech Posted July 15, 2025 At VivaTech in Paris, artificial intelligence is taking center stage, reshaping how global brands in fashion and beauty create, sell, and connect. An AI-powered scanner, develo…
WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in parts of the messaging app Posted July 14, 2025 WhatsApp said that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the billions of people who use the m…
Flashlights and glowing golf balls. How a NY man played for 35 hours in quest for world record Posted July 13, 2025 A New York man is laying claim to the record for most consecutive hours playing golf—a 35-hour stint on a course on Long Island …
Should you let pets sleep next to you? (Does it even matter what the experts say?) Posted July 12, 2025 It turns out our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy. Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts sleep. But many would say it's…
Japan’s chief meteorologist calls rumors of a July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry Posted July 11, 2025 The head of Japan’s meteorological agency dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax,” urging people not to worry because e…