Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The Write Field Program is a writing and public speaking program for minority middle school and high school girls and boys. The Poynter Institute’s Write Field Program, now in its fifteenth year, ...

First Cabinet Member to Be Fired; Trump to Nominate Oklahoma Senator President Trump said Kristi Noem would move into a previously nonexistent security role. He has named Senator Markwayne Mullin as ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from the 2026 Winter Games. MILAN — Amber Glenn seemed in control when she nailed her triple Axel to start her short program with ...

Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of free-ranging horses and burros on federal ...

Sam Darnold and Drake Maye will face off Sunday on the field while you face off with your friends in a game of Super Bowl squares. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Steph Chambers, Cooper ...

Alysa Liu is left to carry the hopes of the "Blade Angels" into the women's free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics after Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito didn't get the scores they were looking for to ...