Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Welcoming the newest class to Boston College is a longstanding tradition and the Class of 2022's video delights Potterheads Welcoming the newest class to Boston College is a longstanding tradition.

In a year in which it received a record number of applications for the incoming first-year class, Boston College continued to solidify its status as one of the country’s most selective universities.

Last Saturday night, I went to the world's most boring sex party. It started with a very intriguing DM, inviting me to a 'private gathering' in the très-rich Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, for the ...

Newly released Department of Justice documents show that investigators reviewing surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death observed an orange-colored shape moving up a staircase ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings made an emotional public plea on Instagram for their missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, urging anyone who may have abducted the ...

Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street. Masked agents ...

The “Today” co-host, flanked by her siblings, Cameron and Annie, said in an Instagram video Saturday that they “received your message and we understand,” and begged for their mother’s return. Nancy ...

Joseph Mendoza, 36, was stabbed nearly 180 times and died at the Salinas Valley State Prison. Someone on staff captured video of the stabbing and leaked it where it appeared on social media, according ...

The Magnificent Seven represent 32.6% of the S&P 500 as of February 2026, up from 12.5% in 2016. From 2016 through 2025, these seven companies achieved an 875.5% return, outperforming the S&P 500. The ...