Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge Posted April 17, 2026 Amazon said that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over-the-counter
Young kids missed the pandemic’s school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind Posted April 16, 2026 When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers…
Paralympians cope with warmer conditions as the IOC considers moving the Games earlier in winter Posted April 15, 2026 At the Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts, and tank tops. One skier lamented “tropical” conditions, and a snow…
Restaurants providing less food to reach more customers Posted April 14, 2026 The biggest new restaurant trend is small. Special menus with littler, less expensive portions are popping up all over, from large chains like…
Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress Posted April 13, 2026 Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume—startling the firefighters before they h…
Taking to social media to complain about hot subway rides? You’re not alone, study says Posted April 12, 2026 Commuters, residents, and tourists who take to social media during wa…
In Louisiana, alligator farms mix conservation and capitalism Posted April 11, 2026 Alligators were once in peril of being hunted to extinction, and formally listed on the Endangered Species List decades ago. Their numbers weren't too depleted to rebound
Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around Posted April 10, 2026 Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign. The
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health Posted April 9, 2026 Most of America “sprang forward” for daylight saving time on March 8. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It could also harm your h…
The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds Posted April 8, 2026 Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how h…