Modern Life
Published on April 23, 2024 - Page 3
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member's keys.
The zoo...
Published on April 21, 2024 - Page 27
WASHINGTON -- The Belgian family of four was on its fourth trip to the United States. They'd been dreading the long line at passport control when...
Published on April 21, 2024 - Page 27
With baseball season in full swing, it's time for fans to make game-day plans.
When it comes to lodging, the best hotels for baseball fans include...
Published on April 21, 2024 - Page 27
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Columbia, Montour and Northumberland counties are sharing their expertise. If you have...
Published on April 21, 2024 - Page 27
Please visit our Facebook pages: Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Columbia and Montour Counties and also Penn State Extension Master...
Published on April 21, 2024 - Page 32
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming reflecting on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career as one of Hollywood's top...
Published on April 20, 2024 - Page 4
The Associated Press
Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It’s an annual event founded...
Published on April 20, 2024 - Page 4
Today marks marijuana culture's high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather -- at 4:20 p.m. -- in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops...
Published on April 20, 2024 - Page 17
I recently started my seeds -- tomatoes, cucuzza squash, climbing zucchini, golden beets, Florida cranberries, nasturtiums, zinnias, edelweiss,...
Published on April 16, 2024 - Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) -- A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll released Monday.
The...
Published on April 16, 2024 - Page 8
The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's disease hit the U.S. market more than a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken...
Published on April 15, 2024 - Page 16
As trees, shrubs, perennials and insects enter a new phase of life in our gardens, we, too, emerge from a type of dormancy in spring, a pause from...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 4
Associated Press Writer
For many people, tax season isn't only about gathering W-2 forms or calling an accountant. It can also bring intense...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 4
Ever since Anthony Bridges found out he had prostate cancer six years ago, he hasn't stopped talking about it. He told his Facebook friends...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 23
and INGRID LOBET
Associated Press Writers
NEW YORK -- For 27 years, the heat in Regina Fred's Queens apartment building came from a noisy steam...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 23
Financial stress is so common, certified financial planner Katie Lindquist says almost every client she has tells her they're feeling it.
"They don't...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 23
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you have gardening questions for the Master Gardeners, please email them to ColumbiaMG@psu.edu, MontourMG@psu.edu, or...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 23
Come to McBride Memorial Library in Berwick for a free, in-person presentation on Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m.
Joe Mullen, Penn State Master Gardener,...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has a two-volume memoir coming out this fall. It tracks his life from growing up in...
Published on April 13, 2024 - Page 5
NEW YORK -- Much like nutritional labels on food products, "broadband labels" for internet packages will soon tell you what is going into the pricing...
Published on April 13, 2024 - Page 16
If you recently celebrated Easter, you might be reading this beside a cellophane- or foil-covered pot of lilies, hydrangeas, hyacinths or daffodils....
Published on April 11, 2024 - Page 9
For college students, sending money to friends has never been easier thanks to peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App. But that...
Published on April 11, 2024 - Page 9
NEW YORK (AP) -- While tax pros say it's great for college students to start filing their own forms, parents and students should double check...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 23
and CLAIRE RUSH
Associated Press Writers
SEATTLE -- Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family's single-room apartment in Seattle has a...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 23
Figuring out how to manage money might be an important part of a happy relationship, but it's a skill that doesn't always come naturally.
Here are...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 23
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you have gardening questions, email ColumbiaMG@psu.edu, MontourMG@psu.edu, or NorthumberlandMG@psu.edu with your full contact...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 23
Come to McBride Memorial Library in Berwick for a free, in-person presentation on Tuesday, April 16, from 6-7:30 p.m.
Joe Mullen, Penn State Master...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Almodovar has finally gotten around to that memoir admirers have wanted him to write. Sort of.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker has...
Published on April 3, 2024 - Page 4
If you're nowhere near the path of totality or if clouds spoil your view, you can still catch the total solar eclipse online.
Weather permitting,...
Published on March 31, 2024 - Page 27
KATE ASHFORD
NerdWallet Writer
Americans are retiring a little later than they did 30 years ago, and living longer.
While your parents may have...