Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, marked by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. What makes it more dangerous is the ability of cancer cells to move quickly through the ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have been making calls to try to make a big move at the trade deadline. They have multiple expiring contracts to use as trade pieces. Los Angeles needs help on the perimeter ...

Multiple outlets have reported an all-in “buy and launch” spend of $75 million, and People put the film’s opening weekend at $7.04 million, a rare wide-release result for a non-fiction title. That ...

Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it. The US Department of Homeland Security is using AI ...

This simple tutorial shows how to make a turtle pop from start to finish, creating a cute candy treat with an easy beginner-friendly method. GOP lawmakers push for charges against former White House ...

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

Silver is not a stranger to parabolic bull markets. It spiked roughly 100% when the U.S. government abandoned pegging the price of silver certificates in the 1960s. It spiked by more than 400% before ...

The Dallas Cowboys had a few rising stars emerge on offense throughout the 2025-26 NFL season. Dallas elected to take a chance on two players last offseason, signing running back Javonte Williams in ...

A burning EV parked at a gas pump could have been a disastrous situation. Fortunately, quick thinking and well-equipped emergency responders in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, quickly contained the fire, ...

KYRO AI, a Plano-based company that builds AI software used by utilities and construction teams to manage field operations, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Electric Power Research ...

(WGTD)---The City of Racine’s population has been sagging in recent years. So when Mayor Cory Mason heard about a program that could help turn things around he jumped at it. The city is expected to ...