CHICAGO — Ten years ago, Beth Beyer’s youngest child walked out to Lake Michigan on a mild winter day and cried. The Lincoln Park resident thought her son would be excited about spending time outdoors, but the seventh grader was distraught thinking ab…
Commentary: Let’s ditch the Electoral College, plus 9 other no-brainer resolutions for the new year
On Jan. 1, 1968, I made a New Year’s resolution to quit cigarettes. I lasted barely a month, during which I often awoke in the middle of the night, heart racing, following a nightmare in which Marianne would break up with me after catching me smoking. …
Editorial: Claudine Gay was right to resign as Harvard president, but the board owes its community a better explanation
Claudine Gay’s resignation as Harvard University president was appropriate. Beginning with her indefensible waffling on Capitol Hill regarding whether calling for the genocide of a specific group would constitute a violation of the university’s code of…
I reported on ‘wind phones’ as a tool for grief. Then I needed one
SEATTLE — We were in the ferry line on Whidbey Island, Washington, when I felt the familiar urge to call my mom. That wasn’t possible. I knew that. I looked around, at the passenger waiting room and myriad Subarus and camper vans, hoping to find someth…
Inflation up in German states, pointing to national rise
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation rose in six economically important German states in December, preliminary data showed on Thursday, suggesting a bumpy road ahead for German inflation. The inflation rate in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’…
Sources: Wolves now make offer to sign 18-year-old French youth international playmaker
– EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey Wolverhampton Wanderers have now made an offer to sign young attacking midfielder Noha Lemina from French giants Paris Saint-Germain. HITC Football understands that the 18-year-old could be reunited with his brother Mario…
Sources: Wolves now make offer to sign 18-year-old French youth international playmaker
– EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey Wolverhampton Wanderers have now made an offer to sign young attacking midfielder Noha Lemina from French giants Paris Saint-Germain. HITC Football understands that the 18-year-old could be reunited with his brother Mario…
Polar bears hold secret to surviving frigid winters — and we can benefit, study says
It’s cold out. And our century-old way of staying warm — down jackets — may have just met its match. A new study found that textiles that mimic polar bear fur may be better at keeping us warm than down jackets, not to mention less bulky. In the study, …
Dell’s revamped XPS laptops get the sleek Plus treatment
What did you think about the XPS 13 Plus, the upgraded, streamlined version of Dell’s long-running ultraportable favorite? While opinions were divided among the Windows laptop faithful, Dell seems to be all-in on the new look with its touch-enabled fun…
Tired of dating apps, Gen Z and millennials pay to gaze into strangers’ eyes
PHILADELPHIA — The notion that Americans are lonely — very, very lonely, and anxious, and depressed, and therefore more at risk of heart disease, dementia, and stroke — has gained traction in recent years. It’s been called an “epidemic” and a “quiet ca…