Americans typically commemorate the nation’s birthday with hot dogs and hamburgers. Instead, I think we should mark the 250th anniversary of the United States with a hearty bowl of pepper pot stew.
U.S. charitable giving rose 3% in 2025, surpassing US $600 billion for the first time.
The $617 billion that Americans gave to everything from churches to cat rescues was the second-highest ever in inflation-adjusted terms, but it fell short of the record set in 2021, when there was a burst of social services giving in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On the site that is now Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado, the Ancestral Pueblo people lived for centuries in dwellings built into cliffs and on the mesas. Many of those structures, some of which date back nearly 1,500 years, are still standing and can be toured by park visitors. Many other Indigenous houses
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If you have time to make a coffee or scroll through Instagram, you have time to complete a mood-boosting workout. Lifestyle conflicts and lack of time are two of the top reasons Americans don’t stick to their fitness goals, according to a 2025 survey. But not every exercise routine needs to involve an hour at
At Pride festivals held across the U.S. and beyond, among the tables offering voter registration forms or condoms, you’ll likely run into some queer zinemakers.
Zines are DIY publications circulated by their creators. They originated in science fiction fan communities in the 1930s, when enthusiasts self-published stories and critiques.
In a display of tenacity and daring, a British explorer became the first person to circumnavigate the globe by air, land, and sea. Earlier this month, James Ketchell completed a 34,000-mile journey around the world in a 40-foot boat called Mindset.
Perhaps you have a pool in your apartment complex or even one right in your backyard — but is it 3,000 feet long? Deep enough to swallow a 13-story building? Tucked among a jungle’s treetops? Listen, we’re by no means trying to make you envious. Any cool body of water, whether at your local YMCA or
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At the 2026 World Cup draw, FIFA Peace Prize recipient and U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the game should really be called “football.”
“There’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL. It really doesn’t make any sense,” said Trump, an apparently new convert to the round-ball game.
For many dads, talking with their teenager about sex and relationships can feel like a minefield. Popular culture doesn’t provide many good examples of how to have these conversations, and many fathers didn’t have these conversations at all with their own father
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We all depend on the advice of those we look up to, and many of us have been fortunate to receive meaningful words of wisdom from our dads. Our team recently asked Nice News readers to share some of that fatherly guidance they carry with them, and the responses came pouring in. Often profound, sometimes
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