The Department of Government Efficiency has only been officially around for a few days, and already, DOGE has an easy target to reduce government waste: Stop paying for stuffed doges. Or stuffed dogs, ...

Republican senator goes to war on mascots designed to teach children about soil, pests and the US Mint - A bill banning the mascots is part of the government’s plan to cut $2 trillion in federal spend ...

Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer money spent on swag to promote federal agencies. Expenditures in Ernst’s crosshairs went ...

Some kids view volunteering as a box to be checked for college applications. Others view it as a way to do something good.

Thank you to everyone who is planning to join us tomorrow to honor the life of President Jimmy Carter.Haven’t RSVPed ...

The Phillie Phanatic, the big green dress-up mascot for Philadelphia’s pro baseball team, is world famous. D.C. has its racing presidents. But did the Border Patrol really need its own dress-up mascot ...

Husband Derek St. Pierre, a former criminal defense attorney who now assists with installation, said he sometimes catches her “flashdancing” around the studio/shop like Jennifer Beals in the 1980s ...

Cat Daddy Cafe opened its doors Thursday afternoon at 2533 Main St., just north of downtown Columbia. The new spot is owned ...

New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...

The Mariana Trench is the deepest place on Earth, and we're still in the dark about much of the life that calls it home. Here ...

"Will our society shift to encouraging better nutrition and lifestyle choices to prevent poor health outcomes? Only time will ...

The world was on lockdown, but the local pond didn’t get the memo. Tadpoles, frogs, and ducks were living their best lives, doing all the typical springtime things, while lily pads floated on the ...