Q. How do married people stay in love with their spouse when they are old, wrinkled, and grey? James Meszaros, Happily married for over 27 years Hmmm… let me try to answer this. When I first met my wife I thought she was crazy beautiful. I was not, however, in love with her. I didn’t […]
Swarms of desert locusts that have been devouring crops and pasture in the East Africa region have spread to South Sudan, the UN food agency says. Several million South Sudanese are already facing hunger as the country struggles to emerge from a civil war. The UN has warned that a food crisis could be looming […]
by KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ A woman who delivered her own baby in the emergency room on Monday wound up saving a truck driver’s life from a fire on Thursday, just days after she gave birth. Holly McNally says that despite welcoming a newborn baby into the world before her doctor showed up earlier in the week, […]
Q. Have you ever put a “sleeping baby” or “quiet please sign” on your home’s front door or nursery door? answered by Kathie Salter, Mother, pet owner and baker. Nope. An old lady gave me a valuable tip right before my first was born, and thank goodness I had the sense to heed said advice. […]
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors decision to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don’t produce adequate returns on investments raised dismay Monday from officials concerned over job losses. The company said in a statement Sunday that it plans to wind down sales, engineering and […]
Hong Kong armed gang steals toilet rolls as coronavirus panic-buying spreads Hundreds of toilet rolls were seized by robbers outside a supermarket in Mong Kok as shortage begin to bite Armed robbers have stolen hundreds of toilet rolls in Hong Kong, a city racked by shortages caused by coronavirus panic-buying. Toilet rolls have become hot […]
Haile Gebrselassie, an Ethiopian Olympian with two gold medals and numerous long-distance running records to his name, has a habit of running with his left arm crooked. It’s a childhood habit stemming from holding his books while running the ten-kilometer route from his village to his school every morning, and the same back every evening.
A pizza delivery driver got a sweet and unexpected surprise Saturday from a toddler in West Warwick, Rhode Island. When Ryan Catterson rang the Sheely family’s doorbell to give them their pizza, he had no idea how much the encounter would later mean to him, according to WNEP. Footage taken by the family’s security camera […]
What’s a relief for some is a nightmare for public health officials: Thousands of passengers on coronavirus-stricken cruise ships are returning home to more than 40 countries. The Diamond Princess ship had 355 confirmed cases of coronavirus—the biggest cluster outside of China. As cases rose, the U.S. decided to evacuate the hundreds of Americans aboard […]
Q. What should a restaurant do if people keep stealing their salt and pepper shakers? answered by Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) I knew a guy who was a manager at The Quilted Giraffe in NYC. They had sterling silver salt and pepper shakers for every table and occasionally the set would go missing. The servers […]
