October 1, 2019, 9:08am Life
Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 95th birthday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone as he continues his humanitarian work and occasionally wades back into politics and policy debates almost four decades after leaving office. Read story
October 1, 2019, 6:00am Life
Moving houseplants indoors with the onset of cold weather is not your typical furniture-shifting exercise. It requires planning, since houseplants for the most part are tender tropicals and need time to acclimate to a new growing environment. Read story
October 1, 2019, 6:00am Life
Hand-crafted is popular these days, and many home decorators are looking for unique textiles and other furnishings that feature the look of hand-drawn art. Read story
September 27, 2019, 6:05am Life
Reusable water bottles make staying hydrated easy, cut down on disposable plastic use and, with ever-updating colors, shapes and patterns, offer a way to make a fashion or lifestyle statement. So there’s little wonder that they’re such big business: A May 2019 report from MarketWatch valued the industry at $239… Read story
September 26, 2019, 6:03am Life
Vivian Lord, 6, won a set of plastic green Army men from an arcade while vacationing with her family recently. But according to her mother, Brittany Lord, at some time while she was playing with them, she asked her mom: Why aren’t any of these girls? After some research, some… Read story
September 26, 2019, 6:00am Life
They look nothing alike. Read story
September 24, 2019, 6:02am Life
Financing a newly built home is typically similar to paying for an existing home, as long as you’re buying a home that’s part of a community under construction and not a custom home. But the cash you need for a deposit, a down payment and closing costs could be a… Read story
September 24, 2019, 6:02am Life
Unless you have been living on Mars, you have probably seen the TV ads from law firms seeking cancer patients who have used the ubiquitous herbicide brand Roundup. Read story
September 24, 2019, 6:00am Life
Without question, we are living in a photo-saturated world. Most of us have access to thousands of images on devices we carry with us everywhere. Mariam Naficy, founder and chief executive of Minted design marketplace, says pictures have become a form of social currency. “Posing for them, taking them and… Read story
September 22, 2019, 6:05am Life
It was an easy mistake — small print, lots of application balls in the air at once and a teenager who had never managed a complex process before. When my oldest son applied to college, he and I thought we knew when the application was due. We assumed his Common… Read story
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