Modern Life
Published on February 12, 2025 - Page 14
They have names that could make a random password generator cry uncle.
Meet, for example, GCHG CH Calicops Sassafras Gonnakikurass.
"She's a saucy...
Published on February 11, 2025 - Page 8
Lush, green plants have the power to transform a space, imparting warmth and charm. There is no space that could benefit more than your average...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 3
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
One indicator of flu activity is...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 4
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Before the Kansas City Chiefs made it to their third-straight Super Bowl berth, one player took to coaching a puppy for a...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 5
LOS ANGELES -- In the hit movie "Wicked," those famous magical shoes are silver. But if you want to see them in all their ruby-red glory from "The...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 20
Credit card rewards can help you get some money back on every dollar you spend, but they can also be confusing. First, there's deciding which card to...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 23
NEW YORK -- Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak.
Keeping home chickens as a...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 23
While most Americans expressed regrets about money decisions in 2024, financial advisers recommend learning from past mistakes and focusing on 2025...
Published on February 9, 2025 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is to publish a memoir.
Crown, a...
Published on February 8, 2025 - Page 6
Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance plans face a cold reality at the start of every year.
Those deductibles will have to be paid...
Published on February 8, 2025 - Page 6
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- A historic rebrand of the Boy Scouts of America has been followed by a small uptick in young people joining what will be called...
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 4
NEW YORK (AP) -- Scientists say they've cracked the code for boiling the perfect egg.
It's a recipe you can test for yourself -- though the timing...
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 5
Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they're privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you've been -- if you let...
Published on February 7, 2025 - Page 18
NEW YORK (AP) -- If you tune into the "Puppy Bowl" on Sunday, you'll likely see a key person's influence -- even if you don't actually see her....
Published on February 4, 2025 - Page 8
After 20 years of growth, some of the ever-widening, 40-foot-tall Leyland cypress trees running along my backyard property line are blocking the...
Published on February 4, 2025 - Page 15
The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at her desk....
Published on February 4, 2025 - Page 15
The good news? The cost of hosting a Super Bowl party is expected to barely budge this year, with an average increase of about 10 cents from the...
Published on February 4, 2025 - Page 18
Andrea Meneses stumbled on a direct primary care clinic because of a crisis.
Her grandmother, visiting Wisconsin from Bolivia, did not have insurance...
Published on February 3, 2025 - Page 3
PUNXSUTAWNEY (AP) -- Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday and predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced to a...
Published on February 2, 2025 - Page 4
Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating the midpoint between the...
Published on February 2, 2025 - Page 6
Allison Burk's teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family...
Published on February 2, 2025 - Page 23
A century after it was formally introduced at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, in Paris, Art Deco is...
Published on February 2, 2025 - Page 23
Travel experts at The Facts Institute identified the top landmarks Americans are most eager to explore.
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is Americans'...
Published on February 2, 2025 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- The bestselling author team of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray has a new novel in the works while celebrating a...
Published on February 1, 2025 - Page 8
When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in 2020, she noticed ads for an app called EarnIn.
"You know how...
Published on February 1, 2025 - Page 16
Hybrids are hot right now, and you have lots of choices if you're considering a hybrid SUV.
For years, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid has been the go-to...
Published on February 1, 2025 - Page 16
Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good...
Published on January 31, 2025 - Page 5
If you live in a part of the world prone to wildfires, floods, blizzards, tornadoes or earthquakes, you can make sure you're financially prepared for...
Published on January 31, 2025 - Page 18
WESTFIELD, Ind. -- Decades after investigators unearthed thousands of human bones and bone fragments on a suspected Indiana serial killer's property...
Published on January 30, 2025 - Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) -- Organizations that track the removal of books from schools and libraries are denouncing a Department of Education announcement...