Minecraft Is Helping Kids Redesign Their Cities

The game’s open-ended design and building tools allow players to reimagine real-life spaces like abandoned riverbanks, dark ...
The Associated Press

A Minnesota town now boasts the world’s tallest nutcracker

Crossing the open farmland of southwestern Minnesota, you'll encounter an otherworldly sight: a massive head with a beard, ...
Scientific American

Astronomers just began the largest cosmic time-lapse in history

The biggest and best movie of the universe began production this week—at the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, rather than in Hollywood. This unique telescope is using the world’s largest ...
The Washington Post

Nation’s second-largest school district will ban screen time for its youngest students

Los Angeles public schools will ban screens for their youngest learners and limit device usage for other students, marking one of the most aggressive attempts to restrict the amount of time children ...
KSL

This Utah city was ranked atop nation's largest cities — why one city leader says that is

SALT LAKE CITY — WalletHub's latest evaluation of 2026's best- and worst-run cities in America has Provo locked in at No. 1. The report analyzed 148 of the country's largest cities and ranked them by ...
KEYT

These are the world’s best cities for food, according to Time Out

(CNN) — When scoping out a travel itinerary, it all comes down to what a city offers. Some visitors designate an entire day to exploring a historical site or hiking up a mountain to a stunning ...
Austin American-Statesman

Austin thunderstorm time-lapse shows wall of rain moving across city

Central Texans have been involuntary participants in the latest edition of the "rain lottery", with some neighborhoods hitting the jackpot while others were left empty-handed. These thunderstorms ...
Reporter-Herald

Largest time capsule in state history to be buried at the Ranch in Loveland

A piece of history will find its home in Loveland as the biggest time capsule in the state’s history tours Colorado ahead of a planned burial at the Ranch at the end of the summer. To commemorate the ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga is the 135th largest city in U.S.

The city of Chattanooga is now the 135th largest U.S. city, despite having its lowest growth rate since the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau this month estimate the ...
NBC DFW

Fort Worth ranked 10th largest city in U.S. with 1.03M population, Census finds

Fort Worth is now the 10th largest city in the United States, according to new population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. “Fort Worth is booming for the right reasons,” said Mayor Mattie Parker. ...
The Providence Journal

Cranston and Warwick jockey for position as RI's second-largest city

Cranston and Warwick have frequently swapped positions as Rhode Island's second- and third-most-populous cities after No. 1 Providence. According to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Cranston is ...