Artist recreates Monet's Water Lilies using 650,000 Lego pieces
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has recreated Claude Monet's famed water lilies paintings using 650,000 Lego bricks.
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Pennsylvania man found dead in home with 60 venomous snakes, poisonous lizard, small crocodile
A Pennsylvania man found dead in a home filled with poisonous snakes had been bitten, but that’s not what killed him.
What to know about new research on coffee and heart risks
New research finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart rhythm that results in extra beats. But it did signal a slight increase in another type of heart hiccup in people who drank more than one cup of coffee per day.
Digital literacy: Can the republic 'survive an algorithm'?
Much of the debate about combating online misinformation and extremism revolves around government regulations and changes made by social media platforms. Teaching people how to be better internet users gets less attention.
Best times to book the lowest-priced international flights in 2023
International travel is back in a big way in 2023 and while the heightened demand and impending peak summer travel season mean higher prices, travelers looking to score a great deal on a flight abroad can do so by knowing when to buy.
More job seekers now know how much they'll be paid
The number of U.S. job postings advertising salary information more than doubled between February 2020 and February 2023, from 18.4% to 43.7%. That's according to a new report from jobs site Indeed.
Bruce Springsteen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Adam Sandler honored; Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen recovering | Hot off the Wire podcast
🎧 Get a recap of some of this week's top sports and entertainment stories through this special edition of our daily news podcast.
Transgender youth: 'Forced outing' bills make schools unsafe
Proposals in several states would allow or require schools to deadname transgender students or out them to their parents without consent.
Intel co-founder, philanthropist Gordon Moore dies at 94
Moore made his famous observation three years before he helped start Intel in 1968. It's now known as “Moore’s Law."
Officials say 2 dead, 5 missing in chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania after overnight rescue
The explosion just before 5 p.m. sent a plume of black smoke into the air, destroying one building at the facility and damaging a neighboring building with apartments.
Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick
For her 100th book club pick, Oprah Winfrey relied on the same instincts she has drawn upon from the start: Does the story move her? Does she think about it for days after? In a work of fiction, do the characters seem real to her?
Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse.
The top cities for US job seekers in 2023
Here are some large cities with the best opportunity for job seekers this year.
In a tiny Florida park, a ‘wind phone’ connects callers to lost loved ones
As she walks across the park, a breeze tangles the birthday balloons. She has the scrapbook someone made after her son's funeral. While her husband gives her space on this gray Sunday at Folly Farm Nature Preserve, Laura McCullough pages through memories. Devon should have turned 35 today. After a few minutes, she checks her cell. It’s almost 1:39, Feb. 12, the time Devon was born. So she heads through the grove of trees to call her son on the wind phone.
Best colleges in big cities
A ranking of the best college in America's biggest cities.
Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight
Emergency officials in Mississippi say 23 people have been killed by tornadoes Friday night that destroyed buildings and knocked out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.
US, Canada discuss immigration; Michigan repeals 'right-to-work' law; House GOP passes parents' rights bill | Hot off the Wire podcast
Get the latest on immigration, a victory for labor groups and a push from Republicans for education reform.
Florida principal out after parents complain viewing of Michelangelo’s ‘David’ pornographic
One parent was “point-blank upset,” the former principal said, and “felt her child should not be viewing those pieces.”
Potatoes, cookies, and 12 other groceries that rose in price last month
Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the grocery items that saw the largest price increases from January to February.
