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.

The technology industry is widely expected to challenge a landmark measure intended to keep children safe online in federal court if it becomes law. The Senate this summer approved the Kids Online ...

Don’t let cable's high cost scare you away from enjoying creepy movies and TV shows. Check out the best video streaming services that keep the frights going all year long. I review privacy tools ...

Why it's so special: For up to 7 minutes, 25 seconds on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the new moon appeared to sit perfectly inside the sun's disk during a partial "ring of fire" solar eclipse. On both sides ...

Those three words can stand as a succinct and apt description of what the Giants are all about in 2024. Not great, of course. Not uncompetitive. Certainly not special, but also not dysfunctional ...

They say one of the suspects put propane tanks near the Nassau County Department of Social Services building in Uniondale. Police say the suspect then lit flares near the tanks and ran away.

The Dunwich Horror is not remotely scary, but it does have something to say, I suppose, about the madness of crowds and what, back in grad school, we used to call “othering.” (The Stockwell ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – There's a house in the woods that some people find downright scary. The spirit that haunts the place, locking people in a bathroom, would be enough to send some people ...

The ghouls, ghosts and monsters are dusting off their Halloween best and emerging for another spooky season around Indianapolis. Throughout October, these creepy characters will populate horror ...

Spooky season is here, and along with it comes several popular local haunts offering thrills and chills, jump-scares and more for the adventurous - or paranormally curious - throughout October and ...

An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link The battle of the face computers is here, and Meta just launched a highly compelling salvo. Last Wednesday, CEO Mark ...