Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The Coolidge High School boys basketball team is back in the playoffs this weekend, the district announced on Friday, a day after the AIA's Executive Board voted to uphold the district’s probation ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including the ...