On the second weekend of May 2024, over 2,500 dogs representing every U.S. state and 12 countries will strut across rings at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, each having spent countless hours training and preparing for the event. While leaving with any prize from one of the most competitive dog shows in the U.S. is already an ...Read more

For every dollar a typical white worker earns in America, a Black worker earns 84 cents, and a Hispanic or Latino worker earns just 76 cents. The racial wage gap is persistent, and as policy and the economy change, so do the disparities.

Differences in education and experience—which are often used to explain away the pay gap—explain less...Read more

You're used to seeing track and field, gymnastics, and swimming at the Summer Olympics, but did you know breakdancing is now an Olympic sport? Stacker examined the new sports and events coming to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Many sports vie to be in the Olympics for greater visibility and to fuel participation. The International Olympic ...Read more

What's in a name? No matter which side of the Atlantic you're on, these few letters meant to sum up a whole person's being take on a lot of significance.

Pop culture holds sway over the names people choose for their newborns, even across borders. In parts of the U.K., certain baby names have spiked in popularity from American cultural ...Read more

Weddings hold significant cultural and historical importance—steeped in tradition, but are those customs changing?

Wedding celebrations have evolved, with couples embracing unconventional trends that reflect their unique values and personalities, and wedding venues are no exception. According to 2023 research from The Knot, couples ...Read more

Homelessness reached record levels in 2023, as rents and home prices continued to rise in most of the U.S. One group was particularly impacted: people who have served in the U.S. military.

"This time last year, we knew the nation was facing a deadly public health crisis," Jeff Olivet, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on ...Read more

Americans like doing laundry—according to The American Cleaning Institute, it's the nation's favorite cleaning task. There are few chores as satisfying, it seems, as the transformation of a basket of dirty clothes into a load of fresh, clean laundry. There are also a few things as frustrating as laundry mishaps—be it that errant red sock in...Read more

Whether playing with strangers at a casino, friends in the basement, or amateurs inside an online room, poker is filled with ascendant highs and devastating lows. That's just the nature of this classic, volatile, and gambled-upon game, starting with its humble beginnings floating up the Mississippi River to its current worldwide status as one ...Read more

If you secretly spend your downtime indulging in the romantic tension of "The Bachelor," biting your nails through "Survivor," or singing along with contestants on "The Voice," you're not alone. Roughly 4 in 5 (79%) adults who turn on their TVs watch reality series, and nearly half of those viewers describe these shows as a "guilty pleasure," ...Read more

Europe has long been a favored vacation destination for Americans. More Americans traveled abroad in 2023 than pre-pandemic in 2019. Of the more than 20 million Americans who traveled overseas, most of them took flight to Europe. Often inspired by movies, many tourists dream of taking romantic trips to the cobblestone streets of European cities...Read more

​​"Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous," Ralph Caplan, the long-time design columnist and editor of I.D. magazine, told Debbie Millman on her long-running podcast "Design Matters." Caplan certainly had it right.

Interior designers fall on the front lines of keeping such disasters at bay by ...Read more

Mother's Day. It's that wonderful time of year when people spend time showing moms love and appreciation in all forms. The celebration honoring mothers and motherhood, boasts ancient origins dating back to Greek and Roman festivals dedicated to goddesses. However, its modern iteration took root in the early 20th century, spurred by Anna Jarvis'...Read more

Artificial intelligence took the world by storm when OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022.

Although its creators didn't tailor the product for any specific purpose or profession, the simple chatbot quickly proved a nimble and capable tool for countless tasks. People could use it to conduct research, write school essays, and even generate...Read more

Americans spend an average of four hours looking at their cellphones every day, checking them at least 144 times a day, a 2023 Reviews.org survey found.

In today's world, communication is wireless, connected, always on, instant, and high fidelity. The smartphone has become so much more capable than anyone imagined at its invention; it's now ...Read more

Moving can be stressful for anyone, but having a pet can make things significantly more complicated and expensive—especially for military members, who typically get uprooted every 2.5 years. It's particularly challenging if the move is happening by airplane.

Historically, any extra moving costs associated with bringing a pet along were the...Read more

American youth aren't making the grade in civics or history following a trend of declining achievement in math and reading, according to recent data from the largest assessment of student aptitude.

Online learning platform Study.com used data from The Nation's Report Card to explore declining test scores for history and civics subjects in ...Read more

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most iconic events and horse races on the calendar. The first leg of the Triple Crown occurs annually on the first Saturday in May, when thousands of people flock to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, to watch (and place bets on) what's often considered "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports." The bugle ...Read more

When traveling outside the United States, it's common for Americans to spot restaurants that they know from home. McDonald's, Subway, and Starbucks are just three examples of American-founded restaurants that enjoy a large presence outside the country. However, several popular restaurant chains experienced the opposite trajectory, having ...Read more

"Divide and conquer" is a maxim that has proven effective in myriad scenarios—negotiations and computer programming, for example. But, more insidiously, it has also been used to cement social hierarchies.

Wealthy colonial Americans used the supposed superiority of one race over another to disrupt the solidarity of those in lower income ...Read more

In an ideal world, at-home health care services would be equal no matter where a patient lives—after all, these services transfer care into the comfort of one's own home. But the reality is far from balanced.

The need for home health aides is expected to balloon over the next several years. This increased demand is in part because ...Read more