By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties.

Nowadays, if you're looking to woo your significant other, you may feel the pressure to go bigger on the bling. Engagement rings are getting larger and more unique. Taylor Swift's world stopping ...

Lab-grown diamonds made up nearly half of diamond engagement rings sales in the U.S. in 2024, according to a report Lab-grown diamonds made up nearly half of diamond engagement rings sales in the U.S.

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The global liquefied natural gas sector is entering 2026 at full speed with a swathe of new capacity under development across key producing regions, but concerns abound over uncontracted output ...

More than 160 miles of new rail, bus and other fixed-guideway transit lines opened in the U.S. in 2025, and about 94 miles more are projected to be completed this year, according to data from The ...

Disney Cory in the House, a 2008 tie-in game for Nintendo DS, looks set to be crowned the best game of all time on Metacritic in the near future — by user ratings, at least. The obscure adventure ...

The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington A federal ...

SPRINGFIELD, MO – When it comes to construction across the Ozarks, 2025 turned out to be a busy year. While several big projects wrapped up, others are continuing into the new year. Many others are ...

It’s back to work across San Antonio — including for construction crews. With the new year underway, standard highway construction and closures are ramping up again across the city. From Loop 1604 to ...

For American architecture, 2025 may be remembered for the deaths of icons Frank Gehry, Robert A. M. Stern and Ricardo Scofidio, a mastermind of New York’s High Line. More likely, however, it will go ...