Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together ^5.7%

STLPR - By Tovia Smith - 5/24/2026, 9:00 AM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 16.9% - Anecdotal 16.1% - Optimism Bias 14.4%

BOSTON - Salah Hussein was 11 years old when he was woken up in the middle of the night by Israeli soldiers in his family home in Nablus in the West Bank. It left him traumatized and terrified for years. It was "triggering" to see any Israeli in uniform, he says. "For me, all of them were a threat." But decades later, Hussein, now a... more

She helps families in need. As gas and grocery prices rise, she needs help, too ^19.6%

KUOW Public Radio - By Tovia Smith - 5/7/2026, 8:34 PM

Anecdotal 20.1% - Negativity Bias 12.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 9.8%

Dalene Basden has the kind of job where she's never really off the clock. She works supporting families with special needs children in Lynn, Massachusetts, a mostly working-class and low-income city north of Boston. For Basden, that means lots of hours in lots of places. "I meet my families where they're at," she says. "I might be over... more

At this museum, the tide brings in odd treasures that become a lasting lesson ^54.7%

NPR - By Tovia Smith - 12/24/2025, 10:00 AM

Warning: This story may make you think twice about your holiday shopping and how those shiny, new gifts you're buying might long outlast the joy they bring. Or at least, that's what a museum near the coast of Massachusetts is hoping it will do. It's not your typical exhibition space. A colorful blast of stuff covers every inch of the... more