National debt is the amount of money owed by a national government. This is different from public debt, which includes money owed by all levels of government and also publicly owned institutions.

The term autism first was used by psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1908. He used it to describe a schizophrenic patient who had withdrawn into his own world. The Greek word ''autós'' meant self and the ...

Borrowed into English in the 1600s, a cacafuego or cacafugo is a blustering, swaggering boaster. It literally means “fire-pooper” in Spanish. Someone who thinks that they’re more beautiful than they ...

Pumpkins are the bookends of autumn. Headlines about the arrival of pumpkin spice lattes signal summer's end. And soon after the last bites of pumpkin pie at the Thanksgiving table, we turn to plans ...

What makes some knowledge feel sacred, or even forbidden? If you’re wondering how some truths, ideas and symbols reserved for a select set of people get to that point — look no further than the word ...

The term diabetes is the shortened version of the full name diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is derived from the Greek word diabetes meaning siphon - to pass through and the Latin word mellitus ...

In a world filled with influencers, echo chambers and power plays, there is likely a sycophant alive and thriving. From the office bootlicker to the social media commenter who excessively flatters to ...

HAMPTON ROADS, VA—Provide security for your family while you help someone else at the same time, at The Shred-a-Thon. Participants may bring up to 5 bags or boxes of paper to be shredded on October ...

A Canadian politician slammed her city over the “price of progress” as she revealed the details behind renaming a street to something residents can’t pronounce at a cost of over $33,000. Known as the ...

HAMPTON ROADS, VA—Chef Matthew May brought his cooking kitchen to the Coast Live studios to make his famous Spinach Artichoke Dip. It’s a great snack food or ...