Zoom's new "Avatars" filter can turn you into a virtual animal during meetings. Your animal avatar will move, blink, and open its mouth when you do.

Dear Eric: First, let me admit I am not very social. I genuinely do not like to stand around chit-chatting, especially when I’m in the process of working on something. I moved into a new neighborhood ...

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Most parents have always been cautious about spaces in online gaming, but Roblox has come under fire more recently after it allegedly failed to implement proper safety protocols for kids. The ...

Mercy Services United is a newer initiative in Sedalia that provides a walk-in hub for social services and connection for those in need. Rachelle Simon is the director of the United Way of Pettis ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. With any crafting game, there’s always going to be that one mineable gem that’s worth an absolute fortune. In Prospecting, one of the most desired is ...

Slashing SNAP-Ed, WIC, and SNAP isn’t just shortsighted — it’s scientifically indefensible. If “Make America Healthy Again” were anything more than a political catchphrase, we’d be talking about how ...

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James Cameron said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that he’s given his filmmaking career entirely to the “Avatar” franchise for decades in the hope of doing good for the world, not just ...

A grief-stricken woman, Kisa Gautami, pleads with the Buddha to resurrect her dead child. Anandajoti Bhikkhu via Flickr In a story in the Buddhist canon, a grief-stricken mother named Kisa Gautami ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In a story in the Buddhist canon, a grief-stricken mother named Kisa Gautami loses her only child and carries the body around town, searching for some way to resurrect the child.