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A man walks a dog on an empty downtown street as the sun sets Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo.

Pandemic amplifies comfort, fears of sound

A man walks a dog on an empty downtown street as the sun sets Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo.

April 14, 2020, 6:05am Life

Hopeful birdsong and foreboding sirens. Chiming church bells and bleating ferry horns. Read story

Salette Corpuz assembles kits as the Costume Designers Guild rushes to make face masks on April 3 in Burbank, Calif.

Health officials: Cloth face masks need to be washed in hot water, dried on hot setting

Salette Corpuz assembles kits as the Costume Designers Guild rushes to make face masks on April 3 in Burbank, Calif.

April 14, 2020, 6:05am Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a growing number of state officials are now recommending that people wear face coverings or masks when out doing essential tasks such as grocery shopping and going to medical appointments. Read story

Accessories in black and mauve helpcreate an interesting and modern feel.

Retro color combinations make a comeback

Accessories in black and mauve helpcreate an interesting and modern feel.

April 11, 2020, 6:05am Life

Black and mauve, red, white and black, black and gold … sound familiar? These are some of the hottest color combinations from the ’80s. And now the retro combos have made a comeback. Read story

It&#039;s a conundrum many music fans are facing as they clean house while under coronavirus quarantine: What should I do with these boxes/crates/shelves of old CDs that I haven&#039;t listened to in five years or more?

Tips for what to do with dusty CD collection

It&#039;s a conundrum many music fans are facing as they clean house while under coronavirus quarantine: What should I do with these boxes/crates/shelves of old CDs that I haven&#039;t listened to in five years or more?

April 11, 2020, 6:04am Life

You can’t play them in newer cars. You can’t use them with most laptop computers. And unless you own a Sony Discman that somehow still works and you don’t mind getting strange looks in public, you can’t go for a walk or run with them nowadays. Read story

A model in a cape walks the runway during the Elie Saab show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on Feb. 29 in Paris, France.

Capes cause a flap in fashion circles

A model in a cape walks the runway during the Elie Saab show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on Feb. 29 in Paris, France.

April 5, 2020, 6:05am Life

The fashion message was clear: Capes aren’t just for magicians anymore. If you don’t think you can rock one with all the confidence of a runway model or Billy Porter or even Count von Count, you’ve got about six months to practice throwing one over your shoulders with calculated nonchalance. Read story

FILE - In this March 27, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarty, R-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence watch. Payments from a federal coronavirus relief package could take several weeks to arrive. While you wait, prep your finances and make a plan for using any money you receive.

How to prep for and spend your relief check

FILE - In this March 27, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarty, R-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence watch. Payments from a federal coronavirus relief package could take several weeks to arrive. While you wait, prep your finances and make a plan for using any money you receive.

April 5, 2020, 6:05am Life

The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives and finances of millions. A federal relief package aiming to provide payments to distressed consumers passed Friday — but that money is not likely to land for a number of weeks. Read story

Jade plant. A succulent needs little water, can withstand full sun to part shade, may grow to 4 feet tall and produces tiny pink or white star-shaped slowers.

Low-maintenance plants are forgiving

Jade plant. A succulent needs little water, can withstand full sun to part shade, may grow to 4 feet tall and produces tiny pink or white star-shaped slowers.

April 4, 2020, 6:05am Life

Plants make people happy. They inject our homes with life, personality and vitality. Read story

A red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers.

How to train plants for the tracery of branches

A red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers.

April 4, 2020, 6:05am Life

Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create a living border in a garden, or decorate a fence or wall. Read story

If your home is in dire need of organization, The Home Edit&#039;s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin say ease into it: &quot;Always start with a drawer,&quot; they say in a joint email.

Purge, organize for orderly home

If your home is in dire need of organization, The Home Edit&#039;s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin say ease into it: &quot;Always start with a drawer,&quot; they say in a joint email.

April 4, 2020, 6:04am Life

If you’re a borderline hoarder with serious home organization issues in desperate need of some professional advice, follow The Home Edit on Instagram. Read story

The Associated Press asked young Americans and others across the globe to use their phones to film video logs about life in the age of coronavirus. They had much in common from anxiety about the state of the world and falling behind in school to missing friends and worries about people in their family getting sick. But their experiences also were sometimes unique to their location, health status and access to resources.

Video journals: Global youth describe life in virus crisis

The Associated Press asked young Americans and others across the globe to use their phones to film video logs about life in the age of coronavirus. They had much in common from anxiety about the state of the world and falling behind in school to missing friends and worries about people in their family getting sick. But their experiences also were sometimes unique to their location, health status and access to resources.

April 2, 2020, 8:55am Life

Take out your phone. Point the video camera at yourself. And tell us: What is it like to be a young person in your corner of the world, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis? Read story