Top holiday toys of 2025, tested and approved by kids

The experts at Good Housekeeping tested hundreds of toys with real families. Here are the ones kids loved most this holiday season.
How to limit microplastic exposure in the kitchen

Microplastics from plastic cutting boards, spatulas and storage containers can end up in your body. Here’s how to reduce your exposure in the kitchen.
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ makes history by selling 4 million copies in first week

That’s show business for you! Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has officially sold 4.002 million equivalent album units.
Dozens of animal seized from Statesboro home; 2 suspects in custody

Two people are in custody following the execution of a search warrant at a Bulloch County home.
ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure, practiced shooting, records show

Joshua Jahn had begun wearing cotton gloves to avoid contact with plastic and practiced target shooting with a newly purchased rifle a month before the rooftop attack on an ICE building, a police report says.
Daughter dead, mother hospitalized after being struck by truck while fighting on highway

A 22-year-old woman was killed Saturday and her mother hospitalized after they were struck by a pickup while fighting in a lane of a highway in Oklahoma, the state’s highway patrol said.
Hispanic culture shines at Hinesville’s second annual festival

Attendees honored their culture in various ways at the festival.
LendingTree CEO, Steelers minority owner Doug Lebda killed in ATV accident on North Carolina farm

Doug Lebda, the founder and CEO of LendingTree, died in an ATV accident over the weekend, the company said. He was 55.
$125,000 lottery ticket sold in Richmond Hill

The winning numbers in the Monday drawing were 04-11-14-18-41.
Get the Facts: How often do government shutdowns occur?

There have been 21 funding gaps lasting at least a day since 1977.