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Winning the lottery is usually imagined as a solution to life's problems. A paid-off house. No more financial stress. More freedom. More time with family. But new research suggests a sudden increase in wealth can also change relationships in unexpected ways — including who gets married, who has children and, in some cases, who gets divorced. A study highlighted by PsyPost examined tens of thousands of lottery players in Sweden and found...

Artificial intelligence may live in the cloud, but the infrastructure powering it is increasingly becoming a very local issue. That reality was on full display in Memphis on October 6, 2026, when a highly anticipated City Council vote over a proposed data center moratorium ended amid protests, arguments and a physical altercation outside the council chamber. According to Action News 5, more than 100 people attended the meeting, where council...

If you've tried to figure out when to get your flu shot this year, you're not imagining things: the guidance is genuinely messier than usual. For the first time in recent memory, some major independent medical groups have issued their own vaccine recommendations that don't line up cleanly with federal guidance, leaving a lot of people unsure who to listen to. Here's what's actually changed, and a straightforward plan...

September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Trade Commission just used the occasion to issue a timely reminder: the scammers who show up after hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and tornadoes are just as predictable as the disasters themselves. As the FTC put it in its latest consumer alert, "scammers are always looking for ways to steal people's money and personal information," and after emergencies they frequently pose as government...