Merriam-Webster named "polarization" the word of the year in 2024. Hopefully, by identifying a problem, the country can begin to address it. However, the term itself is deeply problematic.

depending on who you ask — coloring many unsurprised that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization.” The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and ...

Hello, "rizz." Folks, we've done it again — as a collective, we've pushed the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary into making a slang term its word of the year. The dictionary again opened its ...

It’s official. “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionary’s word of the year. Many of us have felt that fuzzy feeling before, usually brought on by a digital overload. Oxford University Press ...

When some people think of Sunday night's big game, food, drinks and plenty of fun all come to mind. However, one nonprofit organization in Albany is working to achieve that same level of fun ...

Lottery Questions – Concerns about a huge jackpot lead to tough questions for leaders of the Texas lottery. Senators accuse lottery leaders of enabling money laundering. We speak with Austin ...

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