When Mom was alive, there was a brief time when she had to leave her independent living community for a skilled nursing facility for rehab. I did not know then that the person sleeping three feet away could have significantly impacted her health outcomes. The idea that your roommate could affect how long you live … Read more
Do you dream of traveling? Do the long winter months make you wish you were in a foreign country? Winter escape movies will have you traveling without leaving the comfort of your home. Sit back and enjoy these movies that will bring you to faraway lands and introduce you to new cultures. Walk the cobble … Read more
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 reached a milestone level on Wednesday, hitting 7,000 … Read more
Security forces arrive at the Xan Oil Field – credit, Gobierno de Guatemala Guatemala has opted out of renewing a lease agreement on a 7,000-acre oil field in order to use the land for better protection of the surrounding Laguna del Tigre Biosphere Reserve. An 830,000-acre component of the greater Mayan Biosphere Reserve which allows … Read more
Are you tired of red peppers and tomatoes that taste like cardboard? Do you buy organic fruits and vegetables, but wish the prices were lower? Do you live in a condo, apartment or small space and yearn to grow your own fresh organic vegetables, but think you don’t have room? The good news is that … Read more
Family reunions offer a host of benefits, from tightening bonds to meeting new additions to the tree, for a multigenerational treat. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance offers these tips for planning a family reunion. More than 200,000 family reunions take place in the U.S. each year, according to research by GroupTravel.org, a website that helps people book … Read more
President Donald Trump has “brought down the temperature” on Minnesota, the site of major civil unrest over aggressive federal immigration efforts, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. Trump is “urging” Congress to take action to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown amid disputes over federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security, Bessent told CNBC’s … Read more
Copyright Knepp Wildland Birdwatchers can’t believe what’s been appearing through their binoculars on a small landholding in West Sussex, England, where the nation’s premier rewilding project continues to compound on its already staggering achievements. The Knepp Estate has increased the number of breeding birds from just 55 individuals of 22 species in 2007, to 559 … Read more
OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the last in the airline’s more than 54-year history to scramble for a seat on board. Before dawn on Tuesday, Southwest ended its quirky (or anxiety-inducing, depending on the traveler) open-seating policy in favor of … Read more
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday said the city’s wealthiest must pay more in taxes to help fill the staggering $12 billion budget deficit he was left by his predecessors. Mamdani, in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” with Andrew Ross Sorkin at City Hall, said his administration will be up front with New … Read more