Thanksgiving is often cast as a holiday of unity, but it has also become a microcosm of the country's fractures. What winds up being served for Thanksgiving dinner, who shows up — or doesn't — and ...

The Energy Department is renaming its National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies, a symbolic rebranding of the storied institution to align it with the Trump ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

That’s how Alcoa Mayor Tanya Martin likes to describe her city. It’s an apt description for the former East Tennessee company town, especially when looking back on 2025. The city has enjoyed a year ...

In the final hours before Tennessee’s high-stakes special congressional election, Democrat Aftyn Behn is pushing back against President Donald Trump, calling his rhetoric a sign of panic. “President ...

In the lead-up to James Cameron’s first two “Avatar” movies, the process of performance capture was mostly obscured. The magic trick of how living, breathing performers became majestic alien creatures ...

The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. This way of perceiving social reality—and particularly a person’s reading life—may seem inane, even deranged. But performative reading ...

If you have a balance on your credit card, you might have the option to pay it off in full or carry it from month to month. Most of the time, paying off your credit card in full is the best approach.

Campaigners are trying to raise £12m to save the historic farm where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne. The funds will be used to restore Ellisland Farm north of Dumfries and create a "world-class ...

A recent uptick in the number of health systems formalizing post-acute partnerships with rehabilitation hospitals may reflect a shift toward a proactive approach to managing an aging patient ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Colleen Jones began ...