Catherine Ferris is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting for the U.S. Trends Team. She has covered viral trends and posts extensively. Catherine joined Newsweek in 2021 and ...

I'm the baby and kids gear writer, a mom to three and former teacher. Slipping and falling while playing in or near water is one of the fastest ways to ruin a child’s day. Thankfully, water shoes are ...

Last July, there was an E. coli outbreak in Utah. I don’t know about you, but E. coli is one of those things that I tend to glaze over when it’s mentioned in the news. The rhythms of the story are so ...

Splash pads are fun, convenient and often free ways to beat the heat. You can find them in many parks and even at a mall or two. Splash pads are usually designed so that standing water doesn’t collect ...