LIFESTYLE

On social media, memories pop up from a pandemic still going

 When the pandemic passed the one-year mark, Lisa Phillips wasn’t exactly eager to walk down memory lane. She had developed symptoms and quarantined… Read more

‘I have to help,’ says sailor who rescued migrants at sea

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All but two people on the boat were Mexican citizens without legal status in the U.S. The others were a Guatemalan citizen without legal status… Read more

New Zealand leader Ardern plans to marry over the summer

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to marry her longtime partner during the southern summer.

In an interview Wednesday on the Coast… Read more

At Tehran garage, Iranian woman polishes cars and her dreams

It’s a men’s-only club in the tangle of auto repair shops on the traffic-clogged streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran. Among them, workers toil in dim… Read more

Missouri fisherman breaks 22-year-old state record for longnose gar

A Missouri fisherman has broken a 22-year-old state record for largest longnose gar. 

Anthony Schnur Jr., of Pevely, was fishing at Table Rock… Read more

US Navy veteran reunited with stolen therapy dog: 'She's my best friend'

When James Booth’s car was stolen earlier this week, he fretted most about the loss of his best friend -- a therapy dog named Ladybug.

Booth,… Read more

EXPLAINER: What remains as US ends Afghan ‘forever war’

 

After 20 years, America is ending its “forever war” in Afghanistan.

Announcing a firm withdrawal deadline, President Joe Biden cut… Read more

Kentucky Derby is family affair for Asmussens and O’Neills

Steve Asmussen grew up in a barn in dusty Laredo, Texas. He and older brother Cash were the help in their parents’ Ma-and-Pa stable. Nearly 4,000 miles… Read more