The problem with the “basic math” behind delaying Social Security is that it often overlooks longevity risk. While it’s true that waiting longer increases your benefit, your total lifetime payout ...

It took a series of aviation disasters for safety experts to realize the critical role of working memory when pilots and technicians juggle competing tasks. In some cases, technicians made apparently ...

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The meme exploded into youth culture with a video of a boy who delivers a giddy “six seven” at a basketball game. CAM WILDER The name of this fall’s most obnoxious classmate: Six Seven. Math teacher ...

Bodies keep surfacing — and so do questions. There's a dark current in Houston's bayous this year, with 16 bodies recovered, five of them in the same week last month. City leaders are downplaying ...

When Pope Francis died in April on Easter Monday, the news triggered not only an outpouring of mourners but also a centuries-old tradition shrouded in secrecy: the papal conclave. Two weeks later 133 ...

AMC Entertainment's proxy has management proposing to double authorized shares to 1.1 billion, risking further shareholder dilution. Despite recent debt refinancings and adjustments, AMC's net debt ...

Reigning champion Max Verstappen, centre, is stalking leader Oscar Piastri, right, and second-placed Lando Norris, left, with six races to go John Thys / AFP via Getty Images Prime Tire Newsletter | ...

Math learning stations can feel like one of those “great in theory, hard in practice” strategies. Teachers often say they are a ton to prep for, it’s tricky to know what to include, and each class ...

The White House press secretary fully embraced her boss’ habit of mathematically impossible bragging when she repeated President Donald Trump’s claim that his administration was forcing pharma ...

Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s campaign rolled out a “savings calculator” that estimates how much money New Yorkers would be spared under his watch – but rivals claim it’s using “fantasy” math.