The role of homework has long been debated in education—what’s its purpose? How much is too much? Is it effective? As schools ...

Lead Announcers John Strong and Stu Holden Call the U.S. Men’s National Team Opener June 12 with Reporter Jenny Taft from Los Angeles; Ian Darke and Landon Donovan Anchor World Cup Opener June 11 with ...

Anthropic has finally released a version of Claude Mythos, its most powerful model yet, but most people will experience it under a different name. The company just announced Claude Fable 5, its first ...

This week is the calm before the storm. There will be frenetic moments but it feels like an 8 out of 10 on the scale of good vibes. Romantic Venus and expansive Jupiter link up in Cancer on June 9, ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. Walk through the halls of American soccer’s largest convention, weaving through tracksuited coaches and egos, and ...

America, we’ve got a middle school problem. Although reading and math scores are up for 9-year-olds on the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ Long-Term Trend assessment, scores haven’t ...

A new benchmark pitting AI against previously unseen maths problems shows that systems still fall short of top human expertise. Artificial intelligence has undergone its most scrupulous maths test yet ...

The slow warming trend will continue through the holiday weekend, especially inland. While coastal communities will only see a slight bump in temperatures, inland areas will warm a bit more each day.

Saturday (4th of July): Morning clouds becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Lows in the low 50s. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. 4th of July evening around 10 p.m.: Mostly clear. Temperatures in ...