Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more ...

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language announced that “slop” had earned the title of word of the year for 2025.

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

Our next SportsZone Football Player of the Year finalist is Cherokee quarterback Jaxon Paulsrud. The Braves senior was among ...

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and ...

For leading a lineup that exceeded all expectations in 2025, Opremcak is NJ.com’s Girls Cross-Country Coach of the Year.

The NFL Week 13 schedule is almost in the books, with the final game of the week the New York Giants at New England Patriots on Monday Night Football (Dec. 1). Down go the Los Angeles Rams after the ...

From the prime minister joking with teachers to strange things being found down drains, how much East of England news can you remember from the past seven days?

The Detroit Lions were a machine last season. They went 15-2. We've seen that level from them this season too, but it hasn't stuck. The Lions have switched between looking like a Super Bowl contender ...

There's nothing quite like the pairing of Thanksgiving and the NFL. It's honestly one of my favorite holidays for the simple fact that all we have to do is sit back, watch football, and stuff our ...

In October 2019, Rhiannon Skye Tafoya was a year out of her master’s program and excited to begin an art residency at the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York. Tafoya, a member of the ...

In the English language, the turkey gets kind of a tough break. Talking turkey requires serious honesty and speaking harsh truths. Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something ...