Dolly Parton once turned down a song request from Elvis Presley. That was just one business decision that helped build her $650 million empire
Country music superstar Dolly Parton had a very early start to her career when she began singing at her local...
On Lake Ontario — er, America — sailors have no plans to change course
The name change was the talk of the docks on both shores of Lake Ontario this week. But neither American...
World War-Era Shipwrecks Are Leaking Toxic Explosives Into the North Sea
The North Sea has spent about a century being a battleship graveyard, with warships from World War I and World...
How I spent my summer: At the Reflecting Pool
In Washington, anything can become a metaphor, and there may be none greater this summer than the Reflecting Pool. It...
American Girl once captured U.S. history’s complexity. Why not now?
What does it mean to be an American Girl during the nation’s semiquincentennial? This year isn’t just the 250th anniversary...
6 sneaky signs of hearing loss and what you can do about it
About three years ago, Ryan Arnold, 46, started noticing conversations were becoming harder to follow in restaurants and crowded rooms...
Scientists Found an Ancient Shark Graveyard in the Egyptian Desert
There was once a point when even Earth’s most notoriously dry spots were submerged beneath the sea. Going all the...
Mount Everest Base Camp Is Melting. Human Urine Is a Contributor.
Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Nepal and China, is in transition. Study after study shows that it’s melting....
I used Claude to solve a problem that data centers helped cause for my photography business. It’s saved me thousands.
Allen Cooley Business InsiderPhotographer Allen Cooley spent more than $20,000 on hard drives in 2025 as storage costs jumped.He used...
Cursing Conway quotes Janis Joplin as he explains ‘sociopath’ Trump’s ‘strange’ choice
George Conway hurled expletives and quoted Janis Joplin Saturday as he tried to explain why President Donald Trump won’t spend...
