Month Archives: August 2026

By Kristin Marting. On 17 August 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with award winning theatremaker Melanie Joseph. She founded and led the Foundry Theatre for 25 years. Source link...

The Lone Star mess gives us a preview of the upcoming nationwide hemp ban.At the end of last month, a long-stalled ruling from the Texas Department of State Health Services finally went into effect that made the vast majority of hemp THC products illegal to buy, sell, or consume in...

by William Schroeder & Scott Allen ADHD in college students is far more common than most families expect. A large international study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders found that roughly 16% of first-year college students surveyed across nine countries screened positive for ADHD. And college raises the degree...

Don’t ask Hilary Duff about “The Math.” The centerpiece of 2003’s Metamorphosis, it’s a cheeky rocker that conveys a frustrating relationship through mathematical terms — there are minus signs, plus signs, and even a reference to *69, the ye olde service code for a call return. Thinking about it nearly...

The New York Rangers Stanley Cup drought has hit 32 years and seemingly has no end in sight. They haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1994 and haven’t been to the Stanley Cup Final since 2014. For a team that over the last decade and a half has mostly found...

OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity — enough to warrant concern over its capabilities. OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that this model, which is...

In just a decade, you can replace your income with rentals. If you can save up just one down payment for a rental property, you can use the strategy I’m about to share and repeat it until you build an income-replacing investment property portfolio, without needing a new down payment...

At least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a local official said.In the early hours of Saturday missiles hit east of the capital and witnesses reported hearing powerful explosions just days after strikes across Ukraine killed 21 people.The ballistic...

DEAR ABBY: I have a chronic illness and have been on a long-term leave of absence from my job for two years now. I have always surrounded myself with good people and have been blessed with great friends and family. When I was diagnosed, everyone was supportive. There were many...

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner released a report examining the effectiveness of Australia’s under-16 social media ban. The study found that most underage teens are still accessing social apps, despite gradually improving enforcement efforts...