Modern Life

Published on February 16, 2025 - Page 5
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation's food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the...
Published on February 16, 2025 - Page 23
To some people, the word "yoga" evokes ritualistic chanting, long breaths and slow movement. To others, it means contorting your body into ever more...
Published on February 16, 2025 - Page 23
Women across the globe are booking solo trips and turning vacations into journeys of adventure and self-discovery. A Hilton's Annual Trends Report...
Published on February 16, 2025 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dan Brown's next global, multi-tiered thriller finds protagonist Robert Langdon journeying from Prague to New York to London as he...
Published on February 15, 2025 - Page 18
For anyone who's been searching for signs of love in this world, there was proof of it this Valentine's Day on the Eiffel Tower, where a couple...
Published on February 14, 2025 - Page 5
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Animal shelters and zoos around the country are encouraging little cathartic avenues for revenge this Valentine's Day -- and...
Published on February 14, 2025 - Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) -- While some U.S. adults consider Cupid's holiday outdated, more say they love the romance and fun of Valentine's Day, and many expect...
Published on February 14, 2025 - Page 6
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) -- If your social media suitor seems too good to be true, it might be a scam. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta...
Published on February 13, 2025 - Page 16
Beyond the general discomfort of talking about death, the topic of inheritance brings in a whole other set of sticky issues. Research finds parents'...
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...