New York City public school students will be off from Monday, Feb. 17 to Friday, Feb. 21 for midwinter break. Here are some free and pay-what-you-wish activities to keep kids busy during the week. Pay ...

Most Florida schools opted to start the long winter break on Monday, Dec. 22. When students return to the classroom varies by county and ranges from Jan. 5 through Jan. 8. Students in all 67 Florida ...

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If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — urging them to take an unprecedented step that GOP ...

While logic might suggest that getting more done means operating in a constant state of productivity, the opposite can actually be true: When you hit that afternoon slump and can’t seem to push ...

Many Americans are eating "sad desk lunches" alone, rather than taking an actual break from work or at least socializing with coworkers over lunch. (Photo illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Yahoo News; ...

The ninth annual Break the Silence Festival will be held at Glenn Miller Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. This free event is open to all ages and provides resources for suicide prevention, mental ...

When you take home a new device, it's natural to expect it to work best right out of the box. But some things get better with time and use. New shoes often feel uncomfortable until they've been worn ...

About 1 in 3 physician assistants (PAs) practice in a state that had expanded their scope of practice in recent years. PAs said they benefited from these new laws mostly through eased rules for ...

The advent of email has made it easier than ever for employees to stay connected to the job when not physically at work—in the evenings, on weekends, and, for teachers, even during their summer breaks ...

Shangwei Liu is a research fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Gang He is an assistant ...