Parents sound alarm over uptick in devices with disturbing features marketed toward children: 'Looks like a toy and rewards you for using it'

"When a vape looks like a toy and rewards you for using it, it is not just a product — it is a behavioral trap," Unger warned ...

Stray Children: Why the Developer of the Game That Inspired Undertale Has Now Made a Game Inspired by Undertale

Remix RPG Adventure and Stray Children creator and head of Onion Games Yoshiro Kimura about his inspirations, how he relates ...

Trump Is ‘Chest-Beating’ Over a Retreat

The Trump administration has claimed that the agent was acting in defense that Good was about to ram him with her vehicle.

‘Shared Decision-Making’ for Childhood Vaccines Sounds Empowering. But More ‘Choice’ Can Mean Less Access.

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published by The Conversation ...
The New York Times

Do Parents Have Favorite Children? Of Course They Do.

And research shows the less favored children suffer for it. By Teddy Rosenbluth Teddy Rosenbluth spoke to top favoritism researchers for this story. She is fairly certain she is not the favorite child ...

Minneapolis schools offer remote learning as tensions rise over federal immigration enforcement

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month, officials said ...
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The Mercury’s Sound Off for Thursday, January 8

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...
The Sunday Times

Post-disaster firecracker sales fall to new low

Sales of fireworks hit an all-time low this year following the devastation of Cyclone Ditwah as well as the effects of sustained campaigns. Sellers believe sales were low mostly because of the ...

January 9, 2026 — Minneapolis police declare unlawful assembly during protests over ICE agent’s killing of woman

Video captured by an ICE agent gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting Wednesday of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
National Catholic Reporter

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society — 250 years later, they're part of the sound of America

The trailer for the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" is riveting and unsettling — just as the celibate Shakers were to the ...
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‘It was a bloodbath. I saw children falling’: Eyewitnesses describe Sydney terror attack

Survivors and eyewitnesses to the deadly terror attack in Sydney at a public Hanukkah party on Sunday described how people scrambled to safety as shots rang out and ...