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How to give kids autonomy? 'Anxious Generation' author says a license to roam helps

Kids have too much screen time and not enough autonomy, says author Jonathan Haidt. His book The Anxious Generation argues this has caused an epidemic of mental illness and suggests ways to fix it.

Turns out Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived in Prague at the same time and had the same circle of friends. In the new graphic novel, Einstein in Kafkaland, Ken Krimstein puts us in the room with two 20th century geniuses.

This is genius: A new graphic novel imagines conversations between Einstein and Kafka

Turns out Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived in Prague at the same time and had the same circle of friends. In a new graphic novel, Ken Krimstein puts us in the room with two 20th century geniuses.

Democrat Joe Biden campaigns in Michigan with former President Barack Obama

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are spending the weekend campaigning in Michigan ahead of Tuesday’s election.Former President…

Cynthia Neeley wins 34th House Seat

Cynthia Neeley will represent most of the city of Flint in the Michigan House.She is the wife of Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley, who held the seat before he…

Senegal heads to the polls after delayed elections - here's what you need to know

Senegal will finally go to the polls this weekend, in a vote that was delayed, then reinstated. A beacon of relative stability in a restless region, its democratic resilience has been sorely tested.

A traditional Pakistani fishing boat, or kashti, laden with passengers, traverses a flooded lake in the southern district of Dado.

Fishermen offer a lifeline to Pakistan's flooded villages

In the south, the monsoon floods of summer have drastically altered the landscape, creating a lake that stretches for miles over villages and farmland. Fishermen are aiding the beleaguered residents.

A study published in the journal <em>Nature</em> found that the status of amphibians globally is "deteriorating rapidly," earning them the unenviable title of being the planet's most threatened class of vertebrates. Here, an endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica.

Scientists looked at nearly every known amphibian type. They're not doing great

A new global assessment of the world's amphibians finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered nearly $5 million worth of methamphetamine that was disguised as watermelons at a San Diego checkpoint on Aug. 16.

Customs officers find $5M worth of meth disguised as watermelons at Mexico border

The driver was referred for a second examination by border patrol officers in San Diego, where customs agents discovered more than $5 million worth of meth.

Chris Gloninger, pictured in June 2022. Next month he makes a career pivot from TV meteorologist to climate consultant.

A meteorologist got threats for his climate coverage. His new job is about solutions

Chris Gloninger, a TV news meteorologist in Iowa, got harrassing emails and a death threat over his coverage of climate change. Now he's leaving the industry to tackle climate change head-on.

World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza aid, as Netanyahu acknowledges an 'unintended hit'

The international food charity announced it was pausing aid operations after it said an Israeli airstrike killed seven of its workers in Gaza.

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