Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

A journalist, historian, and expert on the Irish American experience tackles the common stereotypes and presents a revisionist version of the notoriously crooked Tammany Hall, describing the crucial ...

American Modern Insurance Group is a specialty division of Munich Re. It offers homeowners insurance for properties that may be difficult to insure through standard carriers. The company has unique ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 28-year-old Mwangi Wanjau, who is from Kenya and based in Canada. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My parents named me Mwangi ...

You might have noticed that some gas stations occasionally offer specials on unleaded 88 octane gas—also known as E15—which contains 15 percent ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol that’s derived from corn.

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The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for ...

A long-awaited upgrade at the intersection of the T’railway and Commonwealth Avenue is expected to be complete sometime in July, according to city council. The crossing upgrade at one of the trail ...

US armed forces launched a second night of air strikes on Iran late on June 10, just hours after President Donald Trump warned Tehran it would be hit "very hard" if a deal aimed at ending more than ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...

The Lexington Park Library may close at 8 p.m., but that was not going to stop the Republican candidates in this year’s primary election from answering residents’ questions. On June 4, the Republican ...