It may look like magic, but getting your broom to stand up straight on its own is just a matter of basic physics. It doesn't have anything to do with the viral suggestion that it only works one day a year due to the planet's gravitational pull or the vernal equinox. (Still makes for a good party trick though.)

In our March cover story, David Brooks argues that the nuclear family has been crumbling in slow motion for decades, and many of our other problems—with education, mental health, addiction, the quality of the labor force—stem from that crumbling.

The six-time Super Bowl champ has spent his entire career in New England, but for the first time ever, he will explore other options across the league in free agency. Will he stay or will he go? That speculation is fuel to the fire of offseason chatter.

Japan's Sony and NTT Docomo joined other major names such as Amazon, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson and South Korea's LG in skipping this year's edition of Mobile World Congress amid the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The conference is scheduled to take place from February 24 to 27 in Barcelona.

Federal prosecutors recommended to a judge that former Trump adviser Roger Stone serve up to nine years in prison for various crimes committed during the Mueller investigation into Russian election interference.

On Monday, the Trump administration unveiled a multi-trillion-dollar budget proposal for fiscal year 2021 that would see cuts to agencies like the EPA and to programs such as Medicaid, while providing a boost to defense and border spending. The proposed bill, which will require congressional passage, is unlikely to be approved as drafted.

The ultimate Canadian crossover happened during Hollywood's biggest night.

According to a New York Post piece from Joel Sherman, Major League Baseball is mulling over some big changes to how the playoffs are structured. Some of the pitches: - Expanding the playoff field to include more teams - Giving the top seeds first-round byes - Allowing higher-seeded teams the chance to pick their opponents

Here’s your chance to see how people with synesthesia perceive letters and numbers.

An older cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex, the Thanatotheristes degrootorum — which means "reaper of death"— was first discovered in Alberta back in 2010. The predator would have lived 79 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period.

The one & only RuPaul unleashed the inner drag queen in Pete Davidson's 'Chad' character for a Saturday Night Live sketch, and fans are living for it.

The police officer who accused the Toronto Raptors president of assaulting him in the moments following Toronto's first NBA championship in Oakland is suing Ujiri for damages.

It’s precisely half of the number in 1880 and down a quarter from the Baby Boom-era average of 3.36. The shrinking of the American household may be coming to an end, though

The new edition of the singer's Beats 1 radio show was released on February 10.

In case you didn't do your homework and tune into the Academy Awards Sunday night, the Parasite director owned the show by nabbing the awards for best original screenplay, international film, director, and picture.

Police responded on Monday to reports of an individual making threats inside a Forrest City, Arkansas, Walmart and exchanged gunfire with the suspect upon arrival. The suspect was killed by police, according to reports, and two officers were shot multiple times and are being treated at nearby hospitals.

The Little Women actor took a moment to sneak up on Robbie while the pair were posing for photographs on the Oscars red carpet. Robbie, who was nominated for her performance in Bombshell, noticed quickly that Chalamet was lurking behind her.