Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end. Crime rates in the U.S. fell ...

In this season of reflection, it's awe-inspiring to consider how so much is still beyond our scientific understanding — from the big questions of the origins of the universe and life, to the more ...

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Can you explain my mistake here?, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure ...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “It: Welcome to Derry” Episode 8. The “It: Welcome to Derry” season finale finally revealed why the show planned to release seasons going further and further ...

A controversy is swirling at a Texas university. The trigger? A flowchart. On Dec. 1, the new chancellor of the Texas Tech University system sent professors a diagram laying out a chain of approval ...

The rate of homicides has plummeted nationwide and, in 2025, is trending toward its lowest level in decades. The steady decline has reversed the surge of slayings seen during the peak of the covid-19 ...

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in Welcome to Derry. | Photograph by Brooke Palmer/HBO. “Is that Pennywise at the end of 103? I don’t know. We think it is… as you can tell by the end of the first episode, ...

ARE DEMOCRATS back from the brink? In last year’s presidential election they lost the popular vote for the first time in two decades. Swings to the right reached double digits among Hispanics and the ...

Some of the most beautiful sights in nature are also mysterious. There are sand dunes that seem to sing and a dazzlingly pink lake in Australia. While researchers have theories for many of them, ...

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the driving force behind creation. Their simulations show that gravity and ...