Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The law about passing school buses is sometimes ignored these days, so much so that the Fairfax County school bus fleet recorded 1,453 violations in one day. The bus drivers try waving their arms or ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. AI is not an infallible search engine, but ...