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Daily Edition • February 23, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Feeling lost when you overhear conversations between your Gen Alpha grandkids? Forced to nod along as your Gen Z coworker uses a term you’ve never heard? Green’s Dictionary of Slang is here to help. Covering “500 years of the vulgar tongue,” the largest dictionary of English-language slang is newly free to read in its entirety online. Now you can yap along with the best of ’em. Must Reads Meet Punch: a baby monkey in Japan who’s touching hearts...

Sunday Edition • February 22, 2026 SUPPORTED BY The 2026 Winter Olympics are coming to an end after an exhilarating couple weeks of athletic achievement, with the last bit of magic taking place today at the closing ceremony. Hosted at the historic Arena of Verona, the grand finale will blend art, music, and sports, celebrating unity and reflecting the inclusive spirit of the Games. Learn how to tune in to the festivities — and then get ready for more impressive athleticism during the...

Daily Edition • February 21, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Did you know that more than 43 million people around the world are blind? And that the grand majority — 80% — of those cases are treatable or preventable? Nice News’ latest Cause of the Season, the Cure Blindness Project, is addressing this issue head on. Last year, the organization completed more than 300,000 sight-restoring surgeries, and that’s just a slice of what they do. Click here to donate, and read on for more information on the...

. Daily Edition • February 20, 2026 SUPPORTED BY This is a story bound to start your Friday off with a smile. Meet Dory Hudson: an Irish 9-year-old who has earned the title of “the most joyful girl on the internet.” Dory (and yes, her namesake is the Pixar fish) shares uplifting videos with hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. “Knowing that it can make someone’s day, going from a bad day to a good day, is just so precious,” mom Jess Hudson told ABC News. Must Reads It’s...

Daily Edition • February 19, 2026 SUPPORTED BY There are three cultural observations overlapping this week — a rare convergence that gives us the opportunity to learn about them all. Both Lunar New Year, the Chinese spring festival, and Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, began on Tuesday. And Lent, the 40-day preparation for Easter in many Christian faiths, started yesterday with Ash Wednesday. Learn more about each of these, including how they’re similar. Must Reads A feel-good story about a...

Editors’ Picks • February 18, 2026 As cute as diaper cakes are, a different way of celebrating expectant parents is gaining popularity at pre-birth gatherings: Instead of bringing gifts, guests are helping out with practical tasks around the house — painting the nursery, putting the crib together, doing laundry, you name it. Read today’s pick to learn all about the growing trend of throwing a “nesting party” instead of a baby shower. Ally Mauch Associate Editor Today’s Pick Taras...

Daily Edition • February 18, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Jesse Jackson, the reverend, civil rights champion, and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., died yesterday at age 84. There are many lessons to be learned from Jackson’s life and legacy — too many to name — but chief among them are his pleas to “keep hope alive” and his work to unite the poor and marginalized under one “rainbow coalition.” Watch a clip from a 1984 speech in which he compared America to a quilt with “many patches … woven and held...