Fired Trump press secretary grew up in a California town. ‘Do not raise your kids there’

Katie Zacharia was fired after five days as White House press secretary. Earlier this year, she looked back on her California ...

Aptitude Test Essays: Only 1 in 8 Get Full Marks. Why Do 80% of Children Get 'Partial Credit'?

Do you know what score your child's essay would receive if it were graded for the actual exam?Essays for public integrated ...

How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. How much rain can a hurricane make, and how much ...

Teenager Guns Down 3 Children and a Teacher at an Oregon Elementary School

Another child and teacher were critically injured, according to the police in Bend, Ore. The suspect, a 16-year-old from Bend ...

Trump administration plans to livestream execution. What parents can do to protect children

The Trump administration plans to livestream an execution. Here’s how parents can prepare children for graphic footage and ...

Opinion: Why my conversations with ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ made me very worried

A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user's homework. And a children's safety nonprofit says the chatbot ...

Bend shooting raises questions about Oregon's gun laws for teens

A Bend school shooting has spotlighted a key question: Can a 16-year-old legally possess a shotgun in Oregon?

Mudline October 16, 2026

Welcome to Doonesbury's web site, which features not only each day's strip (easily enlargeable for your easy-viewing pleasure), but also the daily SayWhat? quote, a constant flow of reader Blowback, a ...