Olympic track star Allyson Felix is headed to Paris this week—but not to compete on the track as she did for the last two decades. Felix, the most decorated Olympian in track and field with 11 medals, will instead be traveling with her family of four to launch the Olympic Village’s inaugural nursery to support …
A vast majority of Gen Z—79%—feel emotionally, mentally, or physically exhausted from using dating apps, according to a survey from Forbes Health this year. ‘Dating app fatigue’ is a vicious cycle: Hopeful romantics rely on their phones to help them find love, but they’re also burned out by the experience. The loneliness epidemic—which technology helped …
Warren Buffett, the seventh-richest person on the planet, turns 94 years old today. Hailed as one of the most successful investors of all time, Buffett made his first stock purchase at just 11 years old in Omaha and now boasts a net worth of over $148 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Buffett’s acclaim …
The city of South Burlington, Vt.—home to Vermont’s one major airport, Lake Champlain sunsets, and 20,000 residents—has been deemed the Safest City in America by WalletHub, according to its 2024 Safest Cities in America list, released on Oct. 7. The full top 10 list is as follows: South Burlington, Vt. Casper, Wyo. Warwick, R.I. Burlington, …
When Brené Brown delivered one of her first leadership trainings to a group of Air Force squadron commanders in 2018, she warned their brigadier general that they would be discussing fears and feelings. Brown, a New York Times bestselling author on shame and vulnerability and a research professor at the University of Houston, didn’t know …
When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker. “When the ride is an hour or an hour and a half of mostly freeway driving, people tend to tell you what they’re going through,” she said. Drivers such as Carr …
Emi Perry used to be a runner. Then she broke her spine. And now? She’s a triathlete, preparing to make her Sept. 2 debut at the Paralympics in Paris. What happened in the seven years between is a testament to her strength and resilience. “I definitely had an identity crisis, and it wasn’t until then …
During this Medicare open-enrollment season, people selecting options for 2025 can often choose among a dizzying number of Part D drug plans and private insurers’ Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare’s star ratings can help you narrow down choices—if you understand what they mean. But few people on Medicare bother to look to the stars, according to …
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Self-harm and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies …
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are getting a divorce after just two years of marriage— déjà vu, as the celebs broke off an engagement more than two decades ago, before rekindling their romance in 2021 and getting married a year later. “Bennifer,” as the duo is known, is the epitome of the modern on-again-off-again-on-again relationship …