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Is sleeping in separate beds a sign of a failed relationship? What about separate houses? Therapist Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile says ditching how couples "should" act can make a partnership stronger.

Friendship often takes a back seat to romance, but does it have to? Journalist Rhaina Cohen shares stories of people who have made friendship their top priority—and how you can too.

January brought a new Governor and a new General Assembly to Dover – and with them storylines of change on multiple fronts.What did we see in the first few weeks of the Meyer Administration and the 152nd General Assembly session?This week, Delaware Public Media political reporter Sarah Petrowich outlines the early actions and challenges of the First State’s new leadership as a new legislative session begins.

The Rehoboth Art League isn’t just a place to see art; it’s one of the few institutions in Delaware dedicated to collecting and preserving it.Their collection is made up of more than a thousand pieces featuring artists like Orville Peets, Jack Lewis, and Howard Pyle, and many of these rarely seen works are now on display in the League’s new exhibition ‘Recent Acquisitions.’For this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Martin Matheny spoke with the Exhibitions Director Nick Serratore about ‘Recent Acquisitions’ and other fresh additions to the League’s galleries.

It's often said truth is stranger than fiction, but writer Zach Williams offers a different take – sometimes it’s fiction, especially the strange kind, that helps us see the truth more clearly.Williams, a Wilmington Friends School graduate who grew up just outside Wilmington, began his career teaching English to middle and high school students before fatherhood led him to start writing a collection of short fictional stories. He published that collection in his debut book ‘Beautiful Days,’ where he explores characters whose lives balance the mundane and strangely surreal in unexpected ways.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by Williams for more on ‘Beautiful Days’ and how fiction can unlock deeper truths about our world and ourselves.

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It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

Several large U.S. companies deleted some or all DEI references from their most recent annual reports to investors, an NPR analysis finds. And, unusual trends are driving winter respiratory viruses.

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.