As an incorrigibly online 42-year-old woman, I have always known that the day would come when I would find myself out of touch with the youth. Even though I consider myself “hip to the jive”, I’ve always anticipated that one day I won’t understand a reference, and my finger bones will simply be too tired…
‘The bar was set so high with Zach and I’: Aaron Gordon reflects on the NBA Dunk Contest Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon talks about the 2025 NBA Dunk Contest and potentially participating next year with Ja Morant and Zach Lavine. Sports Seriously The NBA All-Star break has come and gone, and, if top contenders want…
Village officials in the Philippines are handing out cash rewards to residents who capture mosquitoes in a bid to combat an outbreak of dengue. At the Wednesday launch, residents from the village of Addition Hills in metropolitan Manila lined up with plastic cups and bags containing their captures as they waited to receive their bounty:…
Erik Brady | Special for USA TODAY O Canada, my (summer) home and (not) native land. Tonight, I root for thee. Yes, that makes me an American rooting against Americans, which is un-American. But, hey, I have my reasons. We’re talking about the so-called 4 Nations Face-Off, the round-robin hockey tournament that is down to…
As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – is at greater risk of becoming a wider global emergency, according to aid workers and global health experts. “It’s a real mistake not to be doing everything we…
The Thursday quiz likes to think of itself as an oasis of calm in a turbulent world. A place where whatever global events have unfolded, you will find yourself being asked instead about silly animal stories that have been in the news, and have the chance to laugh along with the repetitive in-jokes and catchphrases….