- New, improved Amtrak trains are coming
Daily Edition • February 17, 2026 SUPPORTED BY For a short month, February is absolutely stacked with occasions. Between Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, Mardi Gras, and Lunar New Year, we can hardly keep up. But today’s holiday is one we’d never forget: Random Acts of Kindness Day. We challenge you to go forth today and extend as many acts of kindness as you can, whether it’s simply smiling at a stranger or signing up to volunteer. Here are some more ideas. Must Reads Developing your…Read more
- Today’s Pick: It’s National Inventors’ Day 💡
Editors’ Picks • February 11, 2026 If you despise washing dishes by hand, there’s someone you should thank: Josephine Cochrane, the 19th-century socialite who shared your disdain for the chore and did something about it — invented the dishwasher. Today is National Inventors’ Day, designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 as an annual celebration of ingenuity and innovation. In honor of the occasion, we highlighted three lesser-known inventors, including Cochrane, whose revolutionary...
- Coffee may curb dementia risk, study finds
Daily Edition • February 11, 2026 SUPPORTED BY It’s chick season at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge! The world’s largest albatross colony is celebrating the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Laysan and black-footed albatross babies. The chicks will fledge in the summer, but in the meantime are being cared for by their parents — one stays behind with the youngin while the other forages for food. Check out some adorable footage of one of the chicks being tended to, courtesy of the U.S....
- When punctuality pays off — literally
Daily Edition • February 10, 2026 SUPPORTED BY We don’t need to tell you it’s been particularly cold in some parts of the country lately, and particularly warm (and snowless) in other parts. Thankfully, the weather forecast is looking good for both of these predicaments: A warm front is expected to come through the Southern and Northeastern U.S. in the next two weeks, and the West could get a much-needed snow dump. “This change in the pattern will be beneficial for California’s snowpack and...