Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits about plastic recycling, whale sharks and crab Rangoon enlightened and ...

The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening, with global growth projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2017 and 3.7 percent in 2018. Broad-based upward revisions in the euro area, Japan, ...

Many U.S. adults (35%) have moved on from the religion of their youth. Yet most Americans have not, including a majority – 56% – who still identify with their childhood religion. Fresh data delivered ...

The Open Book Touch is a new e-reader with a built-in backlight. The relatively compact device has physical buttons.

Amazon is having a sale on the first-generation Kindle Scribe in the USA for $220, and it’s new, not used.