If you’re pregnant, do you have to tell your boss? And what are the rules for employers?
A Sydney warehouse worker fired by text message within two weeks of telling her employer she was pregnant has won her job back, al...
Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase
When the justices weigh the arguments, they will focus on the meaning of the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, known as the ci...
Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts
For the past 34 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all babies receive their first hepatiti...
3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court
Students work under posters of the Ten Commandments and the Bill of Rights in a high school classroom in Kyle, Texas, on Oct. 16, ...
A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut Philly list − and gives zero stars to the…
Working in restaurants is physically, mentally and emotionally taxing and often thankless work. So it was wonderful to s…
2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment
Many of the year's winners reference the lack of meaning and certainty in our online interactions.Mininyx Doodle/iStock …
Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes
Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving.RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Gr…
Buying a gift for a loved one with cancer? Here’s why you should skip the fuzzy socks and give them…
Fuzzy socks are a popular gift for people with a serious illness such as cancer.pepifoto/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe…
Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier
Neo-Nazis, like these in Orlando, Fla., organize on social media today but were early adopters of precursors to the inte…
‘Yes’ to God, but ‘no’ to church – what religious change looks like for many Latin Americans
A woman takes part in a Christ of May procession in Santiago, Chile, parading a relic from a destroyed church's crucifix…
Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes
Displaced Syrian families form a return convoy to their destroyed village.Moawia Atrash/picture alliance via Getty Image…
Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies – but none are likely to lead to…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D…
No more call to cancel: the government wants to crack down on ‘subscription traps’
The Conversation, CC BYIt often seems like a great idea at the time. There’s a streaming service, paywalled news s…
Tired of the same old Christmas songs? So were these countercultural carolers
What happens when the grinding sounds of metal music collide with the innocence of Christmas?Alexander Koerner/Getty Ima…
Measuring Colorado’s mountains one hike at a time
Using lightweight tools, Eric Gilbertson hikes the world's tallest mountains to measure their heights. Elijah GendronIn …
Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided country – here’s how ‘interbeing’ works
Meditation can make us more aware of the miracle of existence of everything in this world.Anna Sunderland EngelsThe late…
Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research
Social media posts that stoke division don't have to top your feed.Gama5/iStock via Getty ImagesReducing the visibility …
Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
Mysterious blasts of radio waves from across the universe called fast radio bursts help astronomers catalog matter.ESO/M…