A controversy is swirling at a Texas university. The trigger? A flowchart. On Dec. 1, the new chancellor of the Texas Tech University system sent professors a diagram laying out a chain of approval ...

The U.S. government has shut down for the first time since 2018, as federal funding expired at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday. While shutdowns are rare, they have occurred more often in recent decades.

When Hustle & Flow premiered at Sundance, it wasn’t just another indie drama. Craig Brewer’s Memphis-set story of a pimp turned rapper became a breakout that would take Hip Hop to the Oscars. What ...

Don't know much about history? These fascinating documentaries are a great way to immerse yourself in events that shaped the world. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may ...

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she would ...

There comes a time before every big purchase when you might ask yourself, “Do I really need this?” If you don’t pause for a moment — and if you tend to blow your budget as a result — then you need to ...

Procedural generation is a big part of game design these days. Usually you generate your map, and [Fractal Philosophy] has decided to go one step further: using a procedurally-generated world from an ...

The 652-mile-long Tennessee River has seen some things in its time. From Knoxville through to Paducah, people have set up shop along the river's waters. If you receive a copy of Community News each ...

Teddy Swims made chart history this week as his hit single “Lose Control” broke the record for longest-running song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. “Lose Control,” which bumps from No. 8 to 7, ...

Comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the Academy Awards ceremony for the first time, mixing his trademark self-deprecating humor with jabs at the Hollywood elite in the audience. In his opening monologue, ...