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This year’s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore 02/06/2026 12:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Dozens of advertisers are pulling out all the stops for Super Bowl 60, airing Warm up with creamy rutabaga, parsnip and cheddar soup 01/14/2026 08:40am • You have to become a little crafty at this time of year about getting vegetables onto the table in ways that still feel interesting. In many places, the cold has settled in, farmers’ market offerings have thinned out, and we’re left with the hardiest of fruits and vegetables. Root vegetables are Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes -- and no one is coming to help 01/05/2026 03:33pm • The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse. The response: “Mind your own business.” Using a washcloth, the roommate scooped vomit from the 68-year-old’s mouth, begging From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact 12/31/2025 03:35pm • The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations abou Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55 12/10/2025 08:16pm • LONDON (AP) — Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer. The family said in a statement on Kinsella's Instagram account that "she died Prince William School Board votes to add 30 minutes to teacher workday beginning next school year 12/04/2025 08:27am • The Prince William County School Board voted late Wednesday night to extend teacher contract hours an additional half hour per workday, a move made against the wishes of many educators in the county. In a 4-3 vote, the board approved a change to a School Board regulation to “ensure the classroo 8 New and Upcoming IPOs in 2025 and 2026 11/11/2025 07:00pm • Through mid-November, the returns of initial public offerings have slowed, and the Renaissance IPO Index stands at a gain of 5.1% year to date, lagging the S&P 500 (up 16.4% by market price over the same period). That flips the script from three months ago, when the IPO index was up 11.7%, moder The stock market is breaking records. Time for a gut check 10/28/2025 02:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Almost everything in your 401(k) should be coming up a winner now. That makes it time for a gut check. Not only is the U.S. stock market setting records, so are foreign stocks. Bond funds, which are supposed to be the boring and safe part of any portfolio, are also doing well this The stock market is breaking records. Time for a gut check 10/28/2025 01:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Almost everything in your 401(k) should be coming up a winner now. That makes it time for a gut check. Not only is the U.S. stock market setting records, so are foreign stocks. Bond funds, which are supposed to be the boring and safe part of any portfolio, are also doing well this 7 Best International Stock Funds to Buy for 2025 10/14/2025 08:00pm • Investment analysts use a variety of fundamental metrics to gauge whether the U.S. stock market is overvalued. One of the most widely cited is the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) ratio, also known as the Shiller P/E, named after Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller. The CAPE rat Wall Street tumbles to its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China 10/10/2025 07:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China. The S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its worst day since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 878 points, or 1.9%, and the US stocks hit records after the briefest of stumbles as gold’s price keeps rising 10/08/2025 05:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day after snapping a seven-day winning streak and set its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down by 1 point, or less Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life 09/05/2025 05:50am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home, likes broccoli, seeks love. But he’s already exhausted his local options and it’s not because he’s picky or unappealing. Instead, he’s a common garden snail Movie Review: In audacious dark comedy ‘Twinless,’ grief and loneliness lead down disturbing paths 09/04/2025 12:11pm • James Sweeney never had a twin, though he wanted one. The filmmaker grew up a military brat, and says he dreamed of a having a twin that would serve as a kind of built-in best friend. Alas, he was twinless. Of course, not all twins remain or ever become best friends, which is one of the painful trut Celebrate summer and Labor Day with this corn and potato salad 08/25/2025 10:19am • We are almost face-to-face with Labor Day, but there's still a sliver of summer left. And we should not waste these last days telling each other how quickly the season has flown by. Let's spend the rest of summer and early fall eating all of the ripe, rainbow-hued produce that is spilling over at th