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New polls show Americans believe the college admissions process is corrupt

"There is a belief that elite schools are even more corrupt than most colleges." → Read More

Rethink Food is collecting leftovers from New York City's best restaurants and donating to the hungry

Rethink Food NYC is a nonprofit collecting donations from some of New York's best restaurants to make meals for those in need. → Read More

Are you lonely? Don't worry, you're not alone.

Many Americans say they feel lonely most of the time. → Read More

This new Miami high-rise will have a landing pad for flying cars

Costs for two-bedroom condos inside the luxury apartment building start at $980,000. → Read More

This new poll puts to rest some of the myths surrounding millennials in the workplace

You might be surprised by how they feel about their jobs. → Read More

Dying to know if strangers think you're ugly? There's a bleak internet group that can help.

Not sure how you'd rate yourself? A bunch of Redditors are ready and willing be brutally honest. → Read More

According to some (who may or may not be aliens), extraterrestrials could be thriving among us

"... 11 percent (of Americans) believe that some people from other planets are living on Earth today.” → Read More

Criminal justice reform bill passes, bringing new hope to fight against cash bail

Though presumed innocent, more than 500,000 people are currently locked inside a cage awaiting their trials. → Read More

New Yorkers celebrate Hanukkah by lighting the world's largest menorah

The menorah stands 36 feet high and weighs 4,000 pounds. → Read More

Why are all these New York executives sleeping on the streets?

Nearly $8 million was raised to help homeless youth. → Read More

This New Yorker has been walking barefoot everywhere for four years

NEW YORK (Circa) — When Ben Darragh turned 24, he started to develop a body condition that made it difficult to walk. He would get severe pain in his back, knees, ankles and feet. → Read More

No animal is left behind in this active volcano zone thanks to a few brave rescuers

Evacuees who thought they lost everything are reunited with their furry friends. → Read More

Here's how Hawaiian farmers are dealing with a volcanic eruption

Lou Daniele holds an eight ounce plastic cup in one of his hands, but it's not filled with what you think. → Read More

This man isn't letting an active volcano stop him from building his dream home

PUNA, Hawaii (Circa)-- Perched on a hilltop, David quietly sits on the wooden beams of his unfinished house. He's taking in the sights, and sounds, of what's happening right before him. → Read More

The Aloha Spirit reaches Hawaiians where the government can't after Kilauea's eruption

Here's how one community is coming together despite all odds. → Read More

Most people run away from lava. This man makes a living by chasing it.

PUNA, Hawaii (Circa) -- Standing on a freshly carved and fragile piece of Earth, Demian Barrios snaps a photo of his subject: a roaring, yet mesmerizing, force of nature. → Read More

I played Scrabble with a robot, and I lost

Artificial intelligence + computer vision = lots of Triple Word points → Read More

Smart scents? This app-connected gadget lets you fine-tune the smell of your home

The future doesn't stink! → Read More

This hologram tech could be the future of window signs and billboards

One of the things I saw at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that really reached out and grabbed me was the Hypervsn 3D hologram tech by British company Kino-mo. Remember the "shark still looks fake" scene from Back to the Future II? This looks something like that, albeit on a smaller scale. And though holograms have been done in real life before, Hypervsn's are created not by expensive… → Read More

A NYC pop-up restaurant is bringing "Bob's Burgers" to life

"Bob's Burgers" fans are lining up for a new show inspired pop-up restaurant that will be in New York City until December 24th. → Read More