Here are all the reasons you should avoid the hot tea challenge — a stunt where people pour scalding tea on a sibling, partner or friend to see if they flinch.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani swore in his new Fire commissioner Tuesday, and made it clear — despite critics’ fearmongering — that she’s more than qualified to head the ...

A court order giving California teachers full freedom to tell parents about their child's gender identity at school is on hold after an appellate panel blocked it from going into ...

It's always cool when a legendary act covers a much younger peer, and it's even cooler when it happens on an underground level. That's what's going on here. Last year, the Softies, a '90s ...

Jenna Bush Hager is always there for a friend in need — even if it’s just a hilarious prank call in the end. Matt Rogers, the “Las Culturistas” podcast co-host and a previous guest co-host on Jenna & ...

My family lives in a warm climate where there are lizards out and about even at this time of year, and recently my 8-year-old son “Kevin” caused a disaster with one at school. Last week, I received a ...

These contradictions are more than Trump’s usual practice of advancing one set of rules for supporters and another for opponents. Masking ICE agents has become part of the performative cruelty ...

A viral TikTok trend known as the "AI Homeless Man Prank" is spurring parental panic and prompting police response across the country, as users create AI-altered images showing a homeless man inside ...

This is a newsletter bonus question. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My 11-year-old son, “Andy” has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A viral online trend that turns AI-generated homeless people ...

"This prank dehumanizes the homeless, causes the distressed recipient to panic and wastes police resources," one police department said GMA/YouTube A viral social media trend known as the "AI Homeless ...