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Homeschooling in America has never been more widespread – or more diverse. We checked in on several parents in Detroit.

The sisters and a group of women from a local Indigenous tribe started a kelp farm in the hopes of cleaning up the pollution in their shared backyard.

At a community garden in Detroit, kids grow food to supply a soup kitchen.

A cult expert explains how he saves your loved ones from the grips of cults like NXIVM.

The needs of Father David Bedrossian’s parish are unique. While many priests grapple with budgetary concerns and a desire to fill pews, Bedrossian is wondering where he’s going to find the resources to house the next Syrian refugee who shows up on the church steps.

L.A.'s most unexpected place to stay? The Monastery of the Angels is nestled in the Los Angeles foothills, just under the Hollywood sign.

Emanuel Bronner didn’t just want to make soap. He wanted to unite the world.

Doctors have dismissed hyperemesis gravidarum for decades, but new research could undo this harmful legacy.

Even in the bizarre world of ASMR, Sarah Toth’s videos stand out. Her YouTube channel is wildly successful; she has over a million subscribers, 300 million video views, and enough sponsorships and ad revenue to support her family of four. This isn’t what sets her apart though — many ASMRtists make bank.

Kanojia hopes he can be a small voice in a chorus of unkind voices on the internet.

Lindsay Eldon couldn’t wait to see her Spotify Wrapped, the music streaming service's annual end-of-year breakdown of each listener's most-played tracks. As a self-professed “music aficionado,” she had skin in this game, and the joy of sharing her carefully crafted music taste with others was always a highlight of the end of the year,

The divine signs came to me through all channels and mediums. Even the girl in the ill-fitting naughty nun costume on my doorstep Halloween weekend was a message. The fact that she was trick-or-treating with a shot glass necklace did nothing to curb the impact of this divine appeal.

Ariel Johnson’s 5-year-old son’s name is Cason, but that’s not what he’ll tell you. To his teacher, his classmates, his friends...

Maybe ASMR isn't the fleeting millennial trend we thought it was. 

Hyperemesis gravidarum is dangerous, and treatable. Why does the medical community still ignore it?

I like to think I’m a therapist’s poster child.

I imagine an exponentially increasing slope on the imaginary line graph monitoring my mental health. I keep all my appointments and execute all professional instructions with anecdotal proof that “it’s working.” I’m funny, affable, and complimentary. 

I like to think I’m a therapist’s poster child.

For the past six weeks, all of Chrissy Vanderwerff's spare moments were consumed by securing the last Christmas gift on her shopping list: a Gabby's Dollhouse for her 5-year-old daughter.