If you’re thinking of becoming a home health aide, here’s the good news: Nearly 4 million people work in that profession, as of 2024. And here’s some less encouraging news: The median pay for a home ...

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right. By Dan Barry and Sonia A. Rao Late last month, a woman ...

Common sense is usually subjective and characterized by the environment a person is in, but most people can agree that social awareness and humility both play the largest roles in crafting it. The ...

A person's hand is holding three mothballs - Photo With Kiran/Shutterstock With so much clickbait around these days, it can be hard to know which health news is merely alarmist, and which should make ...

In a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated ...

Desflurane is a common anesthetic used in hospital operating rooms worldwide. It’s also a climate super pollutant. Now, several decades after the drug was first introduced, a growing number of U.S.

USB-C is everywhere in 2025. If you've felt like every new device you buy, from smartphones to laptops and tablets, uses a USB-C port for charging, you're not imagining things. USB-C has quickly ...

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Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Washington and Lee University Following the federal government’s changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and recommendations in 2025, ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The idea of "common sense" has been ...

This story originally published on Oct. 22, 2025. The idea of "common sense" has been central to American politics since the founding of the United States. Politicians still use the phrase all the ...