"Slop" was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud, but it evolved more generally to mean something of little value.

COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking for a holiday gift that warms hearts and makes a real difference? Aflac's new children's book, "Beyond Words," does just that. This imaginative ...

A hero passerby rescued a cat from the jaws of a python that was trying to eat it. Marcus Lee had just left food for the neighbourhood moggies when he heard strange rustling sounds coming from a drain ...

The Department of Energy has told employees to avoid using certain words, including "climate change," "green" and "sustainable," according to an internal email sent to staff and obtained by NPR. The ...

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change. The Department of Energy has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin Day 3 of the high-intensity, competitive Dan Muse training camp this morning at the UPMC Lemieux Complex. The first two days have elicited smiles, laughter, and ...

Prosecutors said that the 22 year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk had texted his romantic partner: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.” By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ...

“Your tongue’s flapping, but no noise is coming out of your big mouth!” is a memorable line spoken by Looney Tunes’ classic rooster Foghorn Leghorn. It also sums up the current state of the Democratic ...

Third Way, a prominent center-left think tank, is aiming to shape the way Democrats speak to voters as they try to counter President Trump’s agenda, including avoiding words such as “birthing person,” ...

Skibidi, broligarchy, inspo, delulu, and more terms have officially joined the Cambridge Dictionary in its growing list of new 2025 words. Some of the dictionary’s latest inclusions, which you can now ...