Modern Life
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...
Published on January 30, 2025 - Page 16
A few hours outdoors nurturing fruits, flowers and vegetables each week can provide physical exercise, stress reduction, vitamin D and even a better...
Published on January 26, 2025 - Page 7
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities in South Carolina said Friday the last four of 43 escaped monkeys have been recaptured after two months living in...
Published on January 26, 2025 - Page 23
CONCORD, N.H. -- Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-equipped bird feeder for his birthday. But by...
Published on January 26, 2025 - Page 23
A recent study from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shows reports of financial hardship from U.S. military personnel have risen in...
Published on January 25, 2025 - Page 4
NEW YORK (AP) -- One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones to snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before...
Published on January 25, 2025 - Page 16
If you like to cook, odds are you're painfully aware of the price of herbs at the supermarket. But for the cost of a 1- or 2-ounce plastic clamshell...
Published on January 25, 2025 - Page 16
WASHINGTON -- There's not only one Donald Trump in the United States. Nor is there only one William J. Clinton.
Plenty of people share names with...
Published on January 25, 2025 - Page 16
and SETH BORENSTEIN
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump once expressed concern with how low shower head flow affected his "...
Published on January 25, 2025 - Page 16
For many employees, what to do with a 401(k) plan at retirement has been a foregone conclusion: Roll it over.
The opportunity to hang on to assets...
Published on January 25, 2025 - Page 16
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York authorities identified the body of a woman found more than 30 years ago near the intersection of two parkways in Queens by...
Published on January 23, 2025 - Page 9
Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity's dangerously high blood pressure -- until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys.
If that...
Published on January 23, 2025 - Page 18
CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas provides a sneak peek at future technology. The annual showcase includes advanced...
Published on January 23, 2025 - Page 18
and MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he labels "the...
Published on January 21, 2025 - Page 7
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Firefighters from the Navajo Nation worked through a haze of dust to cut away dirt from a narrow road at the side of a mountain...
Published on January 21, 2025 - Page 8
As I write this, snow is falling outside my suburban New York window, and I feel like I just stored my gardening tools and patio umbrella for the...
Published on January 21, 2025 - Page 16
Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card defaults jumped to a record $46 billion...
Published on January 19, 2025 - Page 5
CARLA K. JOHNSON
Associated Press Writers
Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins.
She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was...
Published on January 19, 2025 - Page 7
NEW YORK (AP) -- During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims.
People in heightened emotional states...
Published on January 19, 2025 - Page 7
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Congressional Budget Office shrunk its projections for the U.S. population in 30 years to 372 million residents. It cites...
Published on January 19, 2025 - Page 23
THOMASTON, Maine -- Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of...
Published on January 19, 2025 - Page 23
Preparing for retirement is stressful and confusing. A recent Principal Financial Group survey found 59% of American workers mistakenly thought they...
Published on January 19, 2025 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favorite. She selected Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose" for...
Published on January 18, 2025 - Page 15
All-wheel drive might not be a must-have, but it sure is nice if you live in any of the large swaths of America that regularly see snow. A good set...
Published on January 17, 2025 - Page 9
ATLANTA -- As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter urges people to really focus on his...
Published on January 17, 2025 - Page 9
WASHINGTON -- About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today's toll, researchers reported Monday....
Published on January 14, 2025 - Page 4
If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you're going to have to buy something.
Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy...
Published on January 13, 2025 - Page 7
Crackling fires have long been a gathering place where idyllic chestnuts are roasted, stories shared and souls warmed, whether around a hearth or at...