Modern Life
Published on October 13, 2024 - Page 23
Home Depot was about to launch something big when the pandemic hit in spring 2020: a 12-foot skeleton.
"There were a lot of internal discussions. It...
Published on October 13, 2024 - Page 23
Sound of silenceBy Michael Dinich
Wealth of Geeks Writer
Americans have a hearing problem. According to a recent Preply poll, more than half of...
Published on October 13, 2024 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Author-illustrator Brian Selznick's next book is for teens and up.
Selznick's coming-of-age love story, "Run Away With Me," will be...
Published on October 11, 2024 - Page 11
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they're confident...
Published on October 8, 2024 - Page 8
As gardeners, we spend a lot of time observing nature up close -- When will my tomatoes turn red? What's eating my hosta? What's that white stuff on...
Published on October 8, 2024 - Page 9
When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria's Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line.
When her school...
Published on October 8, 2024 - Page 18
NEW YORK -- Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study.
Advances in medical technology and genetic research --...
Published on October 6, 2024 - Page 23
and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
AP Business Writers
NEW YORK -- Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a...
Published on October 6, 2024 - Page 23
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic say teens and adults should clock only 2 hours a day of screen time.
In 2016, A Nielsen audience report found most...
Published on October 6, 2024 - Page 23
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.
By the time she turned 10, Scarlett and her...
Published on October 6, 2024 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy's first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her mother.
Scribner...
Published on October 5, 2024 - Page 6
The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended Sept. 30. The "on-ramp" period helped borrowers who are struggling to make payments avoid...
Published on October 1, 2024 - Page 6
Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity -- especially women -- has climbed since a decade ago...
Published on October 1, 2024 - Page 6
After retiring from 35 years as a teacher, Jeff Kellert began volunteering as a tutor and helped with monthly dinners at his synagogue.
Later, he got...
Published on October 1, 2024 - Page 8
Cleaning up the garden — or “putting the garden to bed” — has traditionally been a fall endeavor. In recent years, however, as information about the...
Published on September 29, 2024 - Page 23
and JOSHUA A. BICKEL
Associated Press Writers
EAST GARAFRAXA, Ontario -- Julie Thurgood-Burnett had no idea her COVID-19 lockdown whim of starting a...
Published on September 29, 2024 - Page 23
By 2027, non-alcoholic options are to command nearly 4% of total alcohol volumes in the top 10 global markets. Alcohol-free cocktails are no longer a...
Published on September 29, 2024 - Page 23
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final submission from the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Columbia, Northumberland and Montour counties this...
Published on September 29, 2024 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Latin music superstar Daddy Yankee, the Grammy winning "King of Reggaeton," hopes his memoir will inspire others to believe in...
Published on September 23, 2024 - Page 15
NEW YORK -- Single mother Rebecca Wood, 45, was already dealing with high medical bills in 2020 when she noticed she was being charged a $2.49 "...
Published on September 22, 2024 - Page 11
MUNICH (AP) -- Oktoberfest is open.
Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer...
Published on September 22, 2024 - Page 31
On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear...
Published on September 22, 2024 - Page 31
More Americans are traveling overseas than ever. Nearly 49 million Americans visited a foreign country last year, with yearly travelers increasing by...
Published on September 22, 2024 - Page 31
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Columbia, Montour and Northumberland counties are sharing their expertise. If you have...
Published on September 22, 2024 - Page 36
NEW YORK (AP) -- Adm. William H. McRaven is collaborating with daughter Kelly McRaven on a follow-up to his bestselling "Skipper the Seal" picture...
Published on September 20, 2024 - Page 9
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants seemingly have found an offensive line that can get the job done so far this season.
After a shaky...
Published on September 17, 2024 - Page 15
Carolyn Baker smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod. She looked around for friends as she neared the end of a race she'd...
Published on September 17, 2024 - Page 15
Stretching can help make you more flexible, improve range of motion in your joints -- and feel good.
David Behm, who researches human kinetics at...
Published on September 15, 2024 - Page 16
As simple as it sounds, Lindsay Kee's revamped exercise routine began with standing up to take the dog out.
She decided to do a few standing...
Published on September 15, 2024 - Page 23
NEW YORK -- Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death.
As a palliative care doctor at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, she works...