It’s common to be told that filler words are bad, whether you’re in an in-person interview or chatting online, but avoiding them outright can worsen communication.

Here are some of the most consequential, illuminating or just plain remarkable moments from Donald Trump’s first year back in ...

Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1648) was… GLINT. As is so often the case these days, knowledge of past Wordle answers might ...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing that education technology provider Illuminate Education to delete unnecessary student data and improve its security to settle allegations related to an ...

The internet makes connecting with old friends and acquaintances easier than ever, but it also exposes personal information to advertisers, scammers and potential criminals. Hundreds of websites have ...

The Oxford University Press promises it's not rage baiting with its two-word Word of the Year. The publishing house announced on Dec. 1 that its experts have named "rage bait" the 2025 Word of the ...

Samoa Joe beat "Hangman" Adam Page in a steel cage match at Full Gear on Saturday to become a two-time AEW world champion. The meeting at Full Gear represented a rematch from last month's WrestleDream ...

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on “parasocial,” used to describe a connection that people feel with someone they don’t know – or even with an artificial ...

The Special Olympics called on singer-songwriter Kid Rock to reject the “R-word” after he said it during a nationally televised appearance on Fox News. Loretta Claiborne, chief inspiration officer for ...