Have you ever noticed the small, plastic-encased cylinder near the end of your laptop charger? Known as a ferrite bead, this ...

States are still unclear about how they will be able to use leftover federal funding allocated to broadband expansion. About half of the funding from the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and ...

The toy is regularly used in sensory bins and experiment kits as well as stress balls Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Water beads, which expand in liquid, have caused thousands of injuries and at least ...

In her op-ed “Information Superhighway to Nowhere” (March 9), Assistant Commerce Secretary Arielle Roth accuses the District of Columbia government of wasteful spending on a federal broadband access ...

SEATTLE — Water beads, tiny, colorful pellets that expand when soaked in water, are now subject to federal safety regulations designed to protect children from the hazards of ingesting them. A new ...

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According to contentious myth, the Lenape people sold Manhattan to the Dutch in 1626 for around $24 worth of beads. The transaction allegedly occurred at present-day Collect Pond Park, just two blocks ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Now that Mardi Gras season has ended across Acadiana, LARC is asking residents not to toss leftover parade beads in the trash, but to donate them instead through its ongoing ...

Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reporter Vibrant green, purple, and gold strings of beads are a staple of New Orlean’s ...

New Orleans is immersed in Carnival season, synonymous with its myriad green, gold, and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once cherished glass keepsakes, eagerly caught by parade-goers, these have evolved into ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up. By Jackie Delamatre New ...

Malas — also known as yoga beads or japamalas — are necklaces that usually have 108 beads. Mala, Sanskrit for “garland,” is often used to enhance spiritual practice. You may see people use malas while ...