Forget search engines, AI assistants, and smartphones—Google’s next release could be a swarm of millions of mosquitoes. Through its parent company Alphabet, Google is seeking federal approval to ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he will sign a bill limiting students’ access to cell phones during class after it passed the Senate on Sunday. Senate Bill 2427 requires schools to set ...

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...

Microsoft is phasing out SMS as an authentication method. SMS messages are unencrypted and vulnerable to hackers. Microsoft account owners will be prompted to set up a passkey instead. When trying to ...

I was 11 years old when I learned that I talk funny. A new teacher who didn’t share my Boston accent was surprised by the way I said “kindergarten.” She mockingly repeated my pronunciation back to me: ...

Has anyone ever poked fun at the way you talk, how you pronounce a word or phrase? For Philadelphians, it might be “wooder” “caw-fee” “bee-yoo-dee-full” or “jeet?” But all of us have some kind of ...

ATLANTA — Students in Georgia may no longer be able to use their cellphones inside high schools. Lawmakers passed a bill that bans their use during the instructional day. Sasha Contreras is a senior ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that "we don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans" as President Trump has claimed Iran is seeking a deal to end the war between the ...

Many people can recall moments when they have been mocked, judged or subtly excluded because of where they are from, how they speak or because they seem out of place in certain settings. These moments ...