Live updates from the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals including words, definitions and analysis.

Borough is closing its doors in June after 13 years in the North Loop. The first of what became a fleet of restaurants for Jester Concepts, Borough will have its final day of service at 730 N.

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker. Shrey is a 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California.

There’s a lot to love about Jennifer Gross’s new Phoenix home. The stucco four-bedroom with a clay-tiled roof has a three-car garage, overlooks a park and comes with a brick-bordered pool and a hot ...

Scientists are learning how the brain extracts discrete words from a continuous stream of sounds.

Maybe it’s using the word “oligarchs” instead of rich people. Or referring to “people experiencing food insecurity” rather than Americans going hungry. Or “equity” in place of “equality,” or ...

The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence. By Motoko Rich Elisabetta Povoledo and Elizabeth ...

The era of the “ten blue links” is officially over. At its Google I/O conference on Tuesday, Google unveiled an AI-powered overhaul of Search centered around a reimagined “intelligent search box” — ...

That beloved wooden spoon and trusty sponge have more in common than you think: they both need to go sooner than you're replacing them. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, ...

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're good with computers. Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, ...