How the World Wide Web Was Born
We take the “www” prefix for URL (uniform resource locator) code for granted as shorthand for the World Wide Web, but the online communication platform might have been called something different when it was…
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School Districts Where Students are Most Likely to Succeed By State
The American education system continues to compare unfavorably to other affluent nations. In international testing, American students rank behind 18 countries in science and behind 36 in math. Nationwide statistics in student achievement, however,…
Countries Where People Live the Longest
One of the best measures of the health of a nation’s population is average life expectancy at birth. The United States’ life expectancy of 78.7 remains high compared to most of the world. However,…
50 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment
Women have always played an integral role in film, television, and popular music, contributing to the development of each. Actresses such as Audrey Hepburn and musicians such as Billie Holiday are among our nation’s…
Spring Superfoods That Won’t Break the Bank
The Oxford English Dictionary defines “superfood” as “a food considered especially nutritious or otherwise beneficial to health and well-being” — though, amusingly, the first printed use of the term it records, from 1915 in…
Women’s Protests That Changed History
People have been fighting injustice since they could speak. Without such actions, the United States might still be a British colony, unions and work safety regulations might never have emerged, France might still be…
Daylight Saving Time? Non, Merci, Say the French
The French are apparently tired of changing their clocks twice a year. European Union regulations have long required members to observe the spring-ahead/fall-behind reset “in order to cater for the changing patterns of daylight.” The…
Women’s Marches That Shaped America
John Lamparski / Getty ImagesThe United States is going through an unprecedented period of protests. Since the inauguration of Donald Trump as president in January 2017 — up to 15 million, which is more…
Richest Person of All Time From Your State
The three richest men in America — Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos — control more wealth than the poorest 50% of Americans. This level of inequality is not the first time wealth…
Countries With the Most and Least Disrespect for America
From Harry Truman to Barack Obama, no elected U.S. president has had an average first-term approval rating below 45.5%, according to polling data from Gallup. That may soon change, however. President Donald Trump, now…
15 Defensive Stocks That Can Survive Stock Market Turmoil
After a brutal December wiped out a positive year for the major equity indexes in 2018, investors became worried that the bull market was over after almost 10 years. Whether 2019 brings as much…
20 Companies Leading the AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that aims to create computers and machines that learn, work, and react like humans. The possibilities are endless, as evidenced by expanding research and advancements in…
America’s 50 Coldest Cities
Americans across the Northwest and Midwest are enduring potentially record-breaking extreme temperatures as a cold front moves across the country. A number of cities are expected to record double-digit, below-zero temperatures. On Sunday, temperatures…
Hottest Businesses to Franchise in America
Whether in New York, Miami, or Detroit, consumers can always count on familiar options, be it fast food chains, fast casual dining, ice cream shops, fitness studios, or even hair salons. It is for…
Best and Worst States for Business
Amazon’s search for a home for its second headquarters, or HQ2, had 238 cities across the United States and Canada competing for the planned $5 billion construction project and 50,000 high-paying jobs. The 14…