Splits among older couples are rising, with nearly 40% of divorces occurring between people 50 and older; experts point to longer life spans and older people’s unwillingness to stay in relationships without real connection or vitality

Confidence in the economy is the worst since 2022, political confidence in both parties is the lowest since Trump began his second term; pessimism is driven by dissatisfaction with current political and economical strategy, latest Gallup poll reports

Meta, YouTube have been found negligent in a landmark trial; jury said they harmed a young user by making their platforms addictive; The case was brought by a person saying infinite scroll and algorithmic recommendations led her to anxiety and depression

A decade after the Mojave Desert saw last significant bloom, the Death Valley - America’s hottest and driest place - is enjoying an exceptional flowering of wild flora and desert gold, the park’s most common flower, due to unusually wet fall last year