Tucked away in Manchester, Connecticut sits Shady Glen, a time capsule where the coffee is always hot, the booths are always vinyl, and the cheeseburgers wear crispy cheese “wings” that would make any ...

In 2025, Popular Science continued our mission to demystify our weird world for millions of readers. We debunked myths about ...

Two and a half years ago, I presented a carefully thought-out argument for not requiring schools to teach cursive, calling it ...

When Costa Mesa-based philanthropist Frank Di Bella, 80, was diagnosed with metastatic bladder cancer in 2011, he was given a prognosis from a local hospital of just two to three months to live. Di ...

MOUNT DORA, Fla. – After historic flooding in October washed out Donnelly Street, small businesses in downtown Mount Dora saw a significant drop in customers. While Donnelly Street remains closed, the ...

Black Friday and Small Business Saturday kick off the most important time of year for businesses. The National Retail Federation predicts the first $1 trillion holiday shopping season. The Conference ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — If you want to understand how separated our world has become, look no further than the way we write, clean, printed letters stranded on the page, spaced like islands. But inside one ...

New legislation would require cursive instruction starting in second grade and a written evaluation at the end of fifth grade. A bill gaining traction in the Florida House would require cursive ...

New bills in Florida would mandate cursive instruction for students in second through fifth grade. Proponents argue cursive is important for reading historical documents and developing a personal ...

Elementary-school students would have to learn how to write in cursive, under a bill set to be vetted by a House committee next week. Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, filed a similar proposal (SB 444) ...

For 30 minutes each day, Mikayla Blalock’s fourth grade students at Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School in Monroe County focus on what some consider a lost art in the digital age: cursive writing.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said the key to living in a difficult time, when the Church’s teachings are often challenged, is to embrace the hope that is “not knowing.” “As pilgrims of hope, we must view ...