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‘The right push’
MOSES LAKE — When Jonathan David Silva walked into Community Court months ago, he didn’t expect transformation. He…
Bad hair days: Virus confounds stylists in a fashion capital
NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Gilmore has swapped out her hairbrush for a paintbrush.
Is it safe to order take-out during the pandemic?
Is it safe to order food via take-out or delivery?
Car tech to guard against distracted driving
Distracted driving puts not only drivers on the road at risk but also passengers, cyclists and pedestrians. In 2018, it led to the deaths of 2,841 people, according to the most current data from the National Highwa…
You've probably got all you need to make fabled `stone soup'
As the days go by, I am being forced to become more creative with my cooking. I've always been a fan of stews and hearty soups, and I make them all year round to stock my freezer. That stash has started to run low …
New love for pretty, old-fashioned Grandmother’s Gardens
Even before the coronavirus crisis sparked renewed interest in vegetable gardens and victory gardens, there’s been a movement toward more traditional gardening aesthetics.
Hotels, Airbnb beef up cleaning standards to calm travelers
Hotels and home-sharing companies are beefing up their cleaning efforts in order to soothe jittery travelers.
In rural US, fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen
ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — Traffic got a little busier along Main Street, but otherwise, it was hard to tell that coronavirus restrictions were ending in the tiny Montana town of Roundup.
National parks balancing demands for cell service, silence
PHOENIX (AP) — Musetta Vander has been to several of the most iconic national parks and landscapes in the U.S., capturing herself doing a yoga pose among the Joshua trees, driving on a tree-lined highway framed by …
As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps
With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage.
High Times owner scores 13 California marijuana dispensaries
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of High Times is going to start selling marijuana after championing its use in the pages of its magazine for nearly half a century.
Lives Lost: Virus fells double-lung transplant daredevil
BOSTON (AP) — Before her double-lung transplant, Joanne Mellady could barely put on a shirt without losing her breath. Afterwards, she barely stopped moving.
In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrat…
Millennial Money: Do this before adopting or buying a puppy
Puppies provide us with comfort, happiness and love.
Medicare applications raise anxiety for seniors in pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — At greater risk from COVID-19, some seniors now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage.
'U ok?' Virus-era friendships can be both crucial & fraught
A single mother hunkering down at home with a teenage daughter, Sharon Litwin sees her friends, like most people these days, only virtually. Even so, they’ve been a crucial lifeline.