A thrift store volunteer has urged people to stop donating one disgusting item. If you're someone who volunteers at your local charity shop, you've probably seen an array of random donations. It's no ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Chief Justice John Roberts’ ancestral line traces to a coal mining village in northwestern England. Justice Elena Kagan’s grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. And Justice Samuel Alito’s father ...

The influencer Zhang Xuefeng was known for no-nonsense, some said cynical, advice about how to win in China’s educational rat race. He died at 41. By Vivian Wang Any Chinese parent or student fixated ...

Bishops are trying to understand what’s behind the wave. People joining the church described their reasons as highly personal. By Elizabeth Dias People are joining the Roman Catholic Church in ...

Happy Pi Day! March 14 is the date that otherwise rational people celebrate this irrational number, because 3/14 contains the first three digits of pi. And hey, pi deserves a day. By definition, it’s ...