The 4th R: Real Life We are honoring each of the Top 10 winners of our Fifth Annual Student Editorial Contest by publishing an essay a day. Here, an essay by Jason Schnall, age 16. Read More…

Why You Should Get the New Shingles Vaccine People 50 and older should get the new shingles vaccine whether or not they remember having had chickenpox as a child, experts say. Read More…

Representative Duncan Hunter Is Indicted, Accused of Misusing Campaign Funds Mr. Hunter, accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars on personal expenses like family trips and tuition, became the second Republican congressman indicted this month. Read More…

U.K. vs. U.S.: How Much of Your Personal Data Can You Get? We decided to test how easy it soon might be for people in Europe to access their personal data compared with users in the United States. Read More…

After the Bitcoin Boom: Hard Lessons for Cryptocurrency Investors The number of people who bought virtual currencies more than doubled last winter. For people who got in late, the bust has been disastrous. Read More…

Feeding Young Minds: The Importance of School Lunches Good nutrition contributes to academic success. Read More…

How a Few People Took Equifax to Small Claims Court Over Its Data Breach and Won After 145 million Americans’ financial information was exposed last year, some of them won cases against the credit reporting agency in local courts. Read More…