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American Olympic runner Nikki Hiltz, who identifies as transgender nonbinary, reacts to Supreme Court ruling
Nikki Hiltz said the Supreme Court transgender athletes ruling was disappointing but not surprising, adding it's a "really weird time" in the U.S.
Xbox is a disaster
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the bleak state of the video game industry, follow...
Americans once survived on squirrel pie, whiskey and homemade cheese after British imports dried up
Capri Cafaro, host of the new "America the Bountiful" special, reveals how colonial food production, from whiskey at Mount Vernon to squirrel pie, helped fuel i...
Washington rewards failure. It’s time to send career politicians home
Career politicians benefit from gridlock on immigration, drug prices, and housing. Term limits would force Congress to deliver on a deadline, one argues.
Manson murders allegedly tied to CIA mind control experiments: congressional testimony
Newly discovered CIA records are being declassified as House Republicans probe alleged links between MKUltra mind control experiments and Charles Manson.
Meet the dental robot for tooth drilling
A new dental robot is being developed to help dentists perform tooth drilling and create crowns in fewer appointments.
Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there long enough to matter is the hard part.
Foreign fighters told Business Insider that new contracts and higher pay could fix manpower issues if soldiers stick around long enough.
I'm a 25-year-old grad student on a budget. I've struggled to accept financial help from my Boomer and Gen X friends.
Quitting my full-time job for grad school sent me into saving mode. My older friends started paying for me, which made me uncomfortable at first.
Paraguay goalie tosses ball at France's Kylian Mbappé after World Cup showdown
Kylian Mbappé was targeted with rough fouls throughout the match before Orlando Gill threw a ball at him during a tense post-match confrontation.
I've perfected my chocolate chip cookie over the years, always working from memory. To my sons, they are so much more than a dessert.
I make my chocolate chip cookie recipe from memory. My sons want me to write it down; the cookies are the taste of their childhood.
My 11-year-old son used AI to build his own video game — I see it as a creativity boost, not a threat
An 11-year-old used AI to build his own video game. His mother supports AI learning for kids at home and school.
Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules
Chemicals from accidents that injured or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.