USA TODAY spoke with apple breeders, growers and researchers to find the secrets of one of America's most popular fruits.

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As a parent or guardian of a teen, you’ve had years of experience buying gifts for toddlers and gifts for kids. You’ve even mastered gifts for tween boys and gifts for tween girls, too. But if finding ...

(PRESS RELEASE) DALLAS — The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced the winners of the 2024 AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards. This year is extra special because it marks 40 years of ...

"When you look at an opal and you see the different colours through it, it's like a rainbow," says Euahlayi elder, Aunty Brenda McBride. But the association with the precious stone is more ominous.

I remember growing up and being made fun of. Opal is not a common name. I felt like I was different. I was embarrassed of my culture and my identity. Now, as I’m older, I’m so proud of my ...

Two days before the Nov. 5 election, Opal Lee will bring a play to Fort Worth that pays tribute to Hamer’s legacy as a voting rights advocate, according to a news release. The production will be ...

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Unlike other birds, which get pigments from their diets, parrots produce their own—but scientists never fully understood the ...