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“Whatap going on with our Black girls?” Experts warn of rising suicide rates.
Suicide is rare in young children, but it remains the second leading cause of death among all adolescents.

The silent partner cleaning up Facebook for $500 million a year
For years, tensions had mounted within Accenture over a certain task that it performed for Facebook. In eight-hour shifts, thousands of its employees and contractors were sorting through the most...

The strange tale of the Freedom Phone, a smartphone for conservatives
It was a pitch tuned for a politically polarized audience. Erik Finman posted a video on Twitter for a new kind of smartphone that he said would liberate Americans from...

The internet eats up less energy than you might think
Even the predicted environmental impact of Bitcoin, which does require lots of computing firepower, has been considerably exaggerated by some researchers.

Preserving the season at its peak through jams and jellies
Food preservation is at the very heart of every cuisine and serves to extend the essence of fresh ingredients.

A menu to savor the final moments of summer
I call this a last-gasp menu, a chance to savor the joy of sun-kissed summer produce that is bound soon to end.

A delicate dessert that puts the whole lemon to use
Food waste statistics boggle the mind. We may all have a statistic that leaves us incredulous. For me, itap bread.

This Rosh Hashana salad is a fresh take on ancient flavors
This Rosh Hashana Salad Is a Fresh Take on Ancient Flavors

COVID deaths surge across a weary America as a once-hopeful summer ends
A summer that began with plunging caseloads and real hope that the worst of COVID-19 had passed is ending with soaring death counts, full hospitals and a bitter realization that...

Americans ignore warnings against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19
The CDC reported that almost 90,000 prescriptions for ivermectin were being written per week in mid-August, up from a pre-pandemic weekly average of 3,600. Veterinary supply store shelves have been...