‘The Age of Magical Overthinking’ tries to pinpoint our mental health crisis

Montell finds examples of cognitive bias in internet culture flash points, such as the millennial obsession with New Age therapy-speak. Faced with big problems, such as anxiety or depression, our ... Read More

Washington hospitals lost $1.7 billion in 2023

Nearly 85% of hospitals in Washington lost money in 2023, state hospital officials said Tuesday. Read More

Your Phone Could Soon Snitch On You For Consuming Drugs

A team of experts at Grenoble Alpes University Hospital in France has developed a swab test that can detect drugs on your smartphone. Here's how it works. Read More

Is the US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

A measure to outlaw TikTok is on its way to President Biden for his signature. So what does this mean for you, a TikTok user, or perhaps the parent of a TikTok user? Here are some key questions and ... Read More

Botox in Your Twenties? More People Under 30 Are Getting Cosmetic Treatments.

Getting older is part of life. But looking older? That could be a thing of the past. Thanks to a trend dubbed prejuvenation, a combination of “prevention” and “rejuvenation,” more people in their ... Read More

The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy

The White House is aiming to correct the short staffing at nursing homes that was exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government for the first time is requiring minimum ... Read More

USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow

George Washington University said it would move its law school finals from a building next to the protest encampment to a new location, because of the noise. The current wave of protests was inspired ... Read More

US ties renewal of easing of Venezuela oil sanctions to progress on elections

The U.S. will not renew a temporary license that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela's oil and gas sector unless progress is made by President Nicolas Maduro on commitments for free and fair elections ... Read More

The Column: Hellos, goodbyes and what the hecks

NOT THAT anybody is counting, but it is Day 52 since a large section of the uppermost brick façade of the Mass Mills IV project crashed at least 30 feet onto the Riverwalk located between Boott ... Read More

Fans are recreating tech history by building their own vintage 3dfx Voodoo graphics card

At one point in history, a 3dfx-powered graphics card was nearly synonymous with consumer-accessible 3D acceleration thanks to tons of old Voodoo cards back in the 90s outfitted with 3dfx hardware. Read More

Colleges try to quell pro-Palestinian protests; births fell in 2023; Reggie Bush has Heisman Trophy returned | Hot off the Wire podcast

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up former President Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. Trump and his legal team are ... Read More

Tensions rise on college campuses; CDC unveils new heat risk tool; Supreme Court weighs sleeping bans | Hot off the Wire podcast

He also discusses what made him shift his career from sports reporting to the climate change beat, why positive story telling is so important, and his new book, Life As We Know It (Can Be). We want to ... Read More