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I'm an American studying in Belgium. My city is super walkable, my degree is way cheaper, and my healthcare is affordable.
I did undergrad in California, but I'm happier getting my master's in Europe. My healthcare and deg…
Colby Grey
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My mom used to yell at me when I was a kid. I taught her about gentle parenting and she's now an amazing grandmother.
Joelle Mulligan's mom was strict when she was a child. She taught her about gentle parenting when h…
Jane Ridley
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I spent $2 million restoring a cruise ship I bought on Craigslist. The project took over my life, but I don't regret it.
After spending more than 15 years and tons of money on a labor of love, he walked away from the sin…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Housing affordability improved in just 1% of US counties last quarter
Just seven counties saw housing affordability remain under historical averages, according to data f…
Filip De Mott
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A kite surfer stranded on a remote California beach was rescued after he used rocks to spell 'HELP' on the sand
A private helicopter flying overhead noticed the word and called the authorities, who airlifted the…
Aditi Bharade
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My daughter and I toured 9 colleges together. Here's what I learned about her from the experience.
A father visited nine colleges with his daughter. Between the tours, they went to the beach and sho…
Andrew Flannery
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Scientists finally think they know where the most dangerous part of this US earthquake zone is and it's bad news for Washington
Scientists just released the first comprehensive survey of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the most d…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor
A 13-year-old saw a skull protruding from a boulder. The fossil belonged to an ancient toothless wa…
Jenny McGrath
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The fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking cities in the US
Wildwood-The Villages, Florida, had the highest percent increase in its population among metros. Da…
Madison Hoff
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2 people were arrested on suspicion of stealing a Stanley Starbucks cup from Target in January
The limited-edition Winter Pink Quencher, a collaboration with Starbucks, generated a huge online b…
Grace Dean,Dominick Reuter
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We moved from California to Texas and back to California after 4 years. Now, we live in a mobile-home park by the beach.
Dan Otis and Mary Collins moved from Coarsegold, California, to Rosenberg, Texas, in 2018. After fo…
Erin Snodgrass
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A boomer who struggled to afford retirement in the US moved to Costa Rica and said money is much less of a concern
Cheryl Sands moved from Illinois to Costa Rica earlier this year, fearing retirement costs in the U…
Noah Sheidlower
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Videos show sea otters stealing surfboards in California as people joke they've joined the 'orca uprising'
Wildlife officials have captured an otter that was seen forcefully ripping surfboards away from peo…
Sophia Ankel
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An otter in California that keeps bullying people off of their surfboards has been too quick for wildlife officials to catch
A fearless sea otter has a history of misbehavior in its family. Its mother was known for approachi…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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How a peak boomer who moved from Texas to a tiny home in New York lives 'perfectly comfortably' on less than $30,000 a year
Sam Mitchell lives comfortably in a tiny home in upstate New York making less than $30,000 a year f…
Noah Sheidlower
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A California woman who didn't know how to swim stood on top of her submerged car for an hour before being rescued during flood
The woman, identified as Lizbeth Hernandez, was pleading for help while standing in the freezing fl…
Taylor Ardrey
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People are buying cheap, abandoned homes in Japan and living their dreams free of financial burden
Foreigners see Japan's empty houses as a way to be homeowners for as little as $23,000. Moving ther…
Jordan Pandy
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Millions of TikTok users watched Maya and Sebastian vanish into the night. Now the children have emerged to tell their painful story.
Maya and Sebastian were taken from their father last fall and placed into court-ordered parental al…
Olivia Gentile
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Police warn people not to engage with a man dressed as the Cookie Monster from 'Sesame Street' due to his history of 'troublesome behavior'
Police in Santa Cruz, California, has warned people from approaching a man dressed as the Cookie Mo…
Bethany Dawson
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Oceans are absorbing heat equal to 5 Hiroshima bombs every second and that's helping power massive storms
Oceans trap the majority of the heat from the greenhouse gas emissions humans create. As a result, …