Life & Entertainment

Pope Leo urges world to 'slow down' on AI in fervent first manifesto

Joshua McElwee Reuters

He also apologized for the church's role in slavery, and repudiated a doctrine used since the fifth century to justify some wars.

U.S. tax officials consider adding citizenship question to tax forms

Jacob Bogage REUTERS

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is debating requiring taxpayers to disclose their citizenship status on next year's tax forms, according to three people familiar with the situation.

All 55 of Neil Diamond's Hot 100 hits, ranked from worst to best

Mikael Wood Los Angeles Times

As the man himself once sang: Get on board — we're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go.

Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles artificial intelligence

FMM - F24 Video Clips

On Monday, Pope Leo XIV unveiled his broad vision for the relationship between artificial intelligence and humanity in his first encyclical, a major papal letter addressed to bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. The document was presented alongside Chris Olah from Anthropic, in what appeare…

Something weird and worrying is happening with rain, study finds

Doyle Rice USA Today

New research shows that though the world sees more rain overall, it's getting drier at the same time. How can that be?

Grandfather Mountain announces 2026 firefly viewing dates

jkiziah

Lottery “winners” will be able to purchase a maximum of six tickets.

Here's the secret to the perfect grilled burger — plus some summer recipes to try

Susan Selasky USA Today Network

If you’re splurging on ground beef this holiday, here are some great burger tips and recipes.

Judith Light sees 'The Terror' series as a way to talk about important subjects

“My work is my service,” she explains. When promoting something like “The Terror: The Devil in Silver,” the Emmy- and Tony-winner gets to talk about issues like mental health.

Ticks are especially bad right now. How to stay safe

Tick season is ramping up faster than it has in years — and sending more Americans to the emergency room. Here's what you need to know to stay safe.

Need something to do? See events scheduled for McDowell County this week

See what's happening in McDowell County.

50 years ago Hildebran buried a time capsule. Its contents will be revealed Saturday

Fifty years ago, a columnist predicted that a boy who was there when the time capsule was buried would become mayor. It came true.

Blue Ridge Parkway visitors reminded to plan ahead for busy season amid Helene recovery

The Blue Ridge Parkway recently reopened direct access to the Linville Falls trail system at milepost 316.4

When it comes to pruning hydrangeas, be sure to know which variety you're growing

Hydrangeas are prized for their beautiful flowers. To make sure you get those blooms, it's critical that you know when to prune them.

What Dave Eggers wishes he had known when he was young and cool

There’s a remarkable interview with writer Dave Eggers, published in the Harvard Advocate in 2000, just after he turned 30, which is about the time you stop worrying if you’re cool. It’s since become quasi-iconic among the cool, a kind of proclamation against the tyranny of cool and the hipster and the fear of selling out. In 2000, Eggers, Lake Forest native, novelist, memoirist, founder of ...