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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeremy David Engels, Pennsylvania State University(THE CONVERSATION) It’s a new year, which means that it’s also time to imagine new beginnings and better futures. It’s time, in short, for New Year’s resolutions. Gratitude, in particular, has become a popular resolution. For many of us, living gratefully seems to promise more happiness in our lives.But what if we’ve got gratitude

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristin Neff, University of Texas at Austin(THE CONVERSATION) Many of us will start out the New Year by making a list of resolutions – changes we want to make to be happier such as eating better, volunteering more often, being a more attentive spouse and so on. But, as we know, we will often fail. After a few failures we will typically give up and go back to our old habits. Why is

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Marno, University of California, Berkeley(THE CONVERSATION) A constant complaint in our unpredictable world is that we live in an age of distraction. I am quick to label students who stare at their phones in my class distracted; politicians dismiss inconvenient questions by calling them a distraction; and when we find distraction in ourselves, we blame it on technology. In

Ohio's medical board has confirmed it has confidential records about a complaint investigation involving the Ohio State University team doctor accused of widespread sexual misconduct against students decades ago

Brazilian officials say a fire has engulfed a low-income neighborhood in the northern city of Manaus, destroying at least 600 wooden houses

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Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near?

Chicago police say two officers likely didn't see or hear a train that fatally struck them because they were focused on another train coming the opposite direction

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a new contract with the LA Galaxy that will make him one of the club's three designated players

President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers are in a standoff over funding the government and the main sticking point is Trump's demand for $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; here's a look the project's status

Republicans who are keen to solidify their position by weakening Democrats must contend with a governor from their own party who has neither embraced nor rejected a Wisconsin-style power play

Yemeni mother blocked by travel ban wins months-long fight for waiver allowing her to travel to California to see her dying 2-year-old son

A panel of judges has dismissed ethics complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

When Salt Lake City pursued the Winter Olympics more than two decades ago, competition was so fierce that lavishing International Olympic Committee members with gifts and favors seemed commonplace.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dan Romer, University of Pennsylvania(THE CONVERSATION) For years, the media have reported that more suicides occur during the holidays than at any other time. Many of these stories, no doubt, are meant to help people cope with the melancholy and nostalgia that some people experience at this time. Some of them include the voices of professionals, such as police or mental health

It's come to the point in the season where the Panthers must make the difficult decision of whether or not to sit Cam Newton

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President Donald Trump's school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that critics say discouraged schools from reporting violent students to police

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has resigned amid pressure on his government after the biggest party in his coalition quit over his support for the U.N. global compact on migration

Nevada prison officials say death row inmate Scott Dozier has gone to great lengths to kill himself while awaiting execution, including attempting to obtain drops of a deadly drug on a piece of paper sent through prison mail