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Butcher-bound yak on the run after Virginia escape
(UPI) An animal control officer responding to a report of escaped livestock in a Virginia road discovered an unexpected ... Read More
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Taking the Kid: Visiting a kid-friendly Vancouver
Imagine a place where kids are encouraged to play with toys that are for sale, try magic tricks and dress-up clothes, race down a four-story tube slide, navigate a multilevel play space and even get a haircut sitting in a ...Read more
Police rescue raccoon with jar stuck on its head in Wisconsin
(UPI) A Wisconsin police officer came to the rescue of a raccoon that went dumpster diving and ended up with a glass jar stuck over its head.
The Madison Police Department said an officer was flagged down by citizens ...Read more
Moose crashes in and out of Canadian school office
(UPI) Today a moose decided it was not too cool for school and broke its way in and out of a Ft. St. John School District office. Why we are not sure. Unfortunately the moose had not learned how to open doors prior. The ...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: A Dozen Ways to Make Dump Chicken
It's called Dump Chicken, and it's genius. Here's why: You dump chicken pieces and your choice of sauce ingredients into a 1-gallon freezer bag, seal it and stick it in the freezer. When you're ready to eat it, thaw it ...Read more
Emotional autoworkers cross striking janitors' picket lines in Flint, Mich.
FLINT, Mich. -- In an emotional scene Sunday morning, UAW autoworkers passed picketing janitors represented by the same union just hours after the maintenance workers went on strike in an escalation of already-tense ...Read more
UAW calls national strike against GM, first broad strike since 2007
DETROIT -- The UAW Sunday morning called a nationwide strike against General Motors, set to start at midnight.
It's the first national UAW strike since 2007, when GM workers were out for two days.
The action does not ...Read more
Color of Money: Here's how to retire to a rich life as an entrepreneur
WASHINGTON -- You don't have to retire.
Maybe you don't want to be the on-call babysitter for your grandchildren. You have no desire to play golf or travel the world.
What if your retirement meant finally pursuing your ...Read more
If a flight is canceled, do I get a refund?
Q: I recently booked round-trip flights from Minneapolis to Savannah, Georgia, through Orbitz. We were supposed to fly out on American Airlines and back on Sun Country. We also purchased trip insurance through Travel Guard...Read more
House Calls: How to Sell
Dear Edith: My wife and I are approaching our 80s and thinking about selling our cottage. It is on the water at the Eastern end of Lake Ontario. In 1992, we bought and cleared the lot. We had a shell put up. Over the years...Read more
Art of Design: Is Your Decorating Depressing You?
From time to time, at a cocktail party or when visiting a friend, someone will corner me and confess to me that they are depressed. As if I were a member of the clergy, they whisper in sotto voce that they believe their ...Read more
Mysterious problems disrupt delivery of 2020 Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. is quietly shipping thousands of 2020 Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators by truck from its Chicago factory to its Flat Rock plant south of Detroit as workers desperately attempt to identify and ...Read more
Ford: Court of Appeals orders review of Focus, Fiesta owners' class-action settlement
DETROIT -- The U.S 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday declined to approve a class-action settlement involving Ford Motor Co. and nearly 2 million owners and former owners of Focus and Fiesta vehicles with defective ...Read more
Why is McDonald's selling Shamrock Shakes in Philly right now?
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphians watching the Eagles' season opener on TV had a reason other than Carson Wentz to rejoice on Sunday: A McDonald's commercial announced that Shamrock Shakes -- the chain's mint-flavored St. ...Read more
Co-Sleeping Destroys Marriage For 'No Good Reason'
A New York writer named Jonathan Daniel Stern, writing in the August 7, 2019, issue of the e-zine “Fatherly,” laments that co-sleeping has destroyed his marriage. As best as I can figure, Stern and his ersatz wife are ...Read more
Hot Property: On the cutting edge in La Jolla
LOS ANGELES -- A high-profile name has emerged as the buyer of the Razor House, an architectural masterpiece on the coast of La Jolla.
Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys plunked down $20.8 million for the striking San Diego-...Read more
Under the Hood: Proper tire inflation is vitally important
I thought I'd do something a little different today. Retirement from my automotive technology teaching job was short-lived, as I missed playing with kids and Monterey Peninsula College had an opening to staff an afternoon ...Read more
VIDEO: Deputies use Taser to rescue moose from hammock
(UPI) Authorities in Wyoming said they had to use a Taser to subdue a moose so they could disentangle its antlers from a resident's hammock.
The Sublette County Sheriff's Office said deputies and Wyoming Game and Fish ...Read more
Director of UAW Region 5, successor to union chief Jones, charged in corruption probe
DETROIT – The current director of the UAW region covering 17 states from Missouri to California has been arrested and charged in the federal government's ongoing corruption investigation of the union, which has now ...Read more
Here's How: Repair Toilets Yourself to Save Water and Money
Dear James: We have three toilets in our house, and each one seems to have a different problem. It costs a fortune to hire a plumber, so I want to try to fix them myself. What are the most common toilet problems? -- Tracy ...Read more
How to Break the Habit That's Eating up Your Future
Let's not beat around the bush. Eating out is eating up your future. It's gobbling down your present and keeping you stuck in the past. That heavy debt you're hauling around didn't happen while you were asleep. Chances are...Read more
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