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.

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Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

The productivity app formerly known as Microsoft Project is now part of Microsoft Planner, an app recently redesigned to help anyone who is looking to organize their day, tasks, and projects. It ...

Times have been tough lately — and when I say "lately," I mean roughly the past 35 years — for me and my fellow Jeffreys of the world. From the early 1990s infamy of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to ...

Death is huge. Not to get all ‘existential’, but it really is a big deal, isn’t it? Unless you live in Soapland, of course, where death is quite often shown to be temporary, and the bosses of UK soaps ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family company has filed to trademark the use of the president's name on airports but says it doesn't plan on charging a fee — at least ...

The Safeguard America Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) was passed (218-213) in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, leaving it just one step short of being made into law. With the bill on ...

The Trump family company has filed to trademark Donald Trump's name for airports and dozens of related items, including passenger shuttle buses and flight suits ...