Autumn marks the arrival of pumpkin season. For many families, a homemade pumpkin pie is the crown jewel dessert on the Thanksgiving buffet. Unless you’re a Black American family. In that case, sweet potato pies will grace the table. While …
American as sweet potato — or pumpkin — pie Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I am 40 and single, with no children and no girlfriend. For many years, it has become increasingly difficult to get my parents to come to my home for dinner. They live only 45 minutes away. Both are …
Dear Abby: Parents seem to put other family members ahead of single son Read MoreReflecting on gratitude for this holiday, I want to highlight something that can be shared with the wider world. Last year at this time, I focused on reasons to be thankful despite Donald Trump’s reelection: Trump ran on promises he …
Thankful to be free of back pain Read MoreBears head coach Ben Johnson grew up playing the ‘‘Madden’’ video-game series. He had no favorite teams, but he had a favorite circumstance. ‘‘I always liked taking the bad teams, putting them into franchise mode and building them up from …
How the Bears are ‘reaping the rewards’ from quarterback Caleb Williams’ preparation Read MoreQ: I would like to try my hand at growing a mango tree. Can I just use a seed from a mango that I bought from the supermarket? What do they need to grow? Depending on where you are located, …
Want to grow a mango tree? Here’s what you should consider Read MoreBy Paula Span, KFF Health News For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where doctors and researchers follow people with cognitive impairment as they age, as well as a group …
What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain Read MoreHow odd it is, living in a time when we daily expect the president of the United States, leader of the free world, grand poobah of the Gulf of America, to lie. Not just lie a little. Rather to boldly …
Larry Wilson: How the Dems can get back to winning Read MoreDespite headline-grabbing return-to-office mandates by some employers, hybrid and remote work are here to stay. Many employers are even perfecting their approach to flexible work arrangements. They’re making in-person time more strategic and purposeful, designating in-office days and taking steps …
Companies have found employees can be just as productive when working remotely. And they’re happier too Read MoreThe California Coastal Commission, created by voters in 1972, has been a disaster from the start, with even Jerry Brown — a champion of its creation — once calling its members “bureaucratic thugs.” Unelected appointees continue to exert their now-permanent …
California Coastal Commission’s pro-growth picks offer some hope Read MoreLOS GATOS — Los Gatos stared down the most dominant football player in the Central Coast Section and countered with offensive firepower of its own to beat undefeated Palma 45-21 on Friday night in a CCS Division I semifinal. By …
Los Gatos’ offense takes charge as Wildcats rout Palma in CCS semifinal Read MoreEmergency services were called to the property on Baydon Close in Moredon after reports of a ‘disorder’ inside (Picture: Google) A 13-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 50s was found dead inside …
Girl, 13, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman in her 50s found dead in home Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page It was a beloved natural landmark in Northumberland that inspired poets and filmmakers which came to …
Sycamore Gap ‘offsprings’ planted across UK today Read MoreThe Lamborghini has been spotted parked in a spot reserved for blue badge holders twice (Picture: Philip James Lynch/LDRS) A London councillor’s Lamborghini has been seen parked in disabled spots on two separate occasions without a blue badge. Farhaan Rehman, who sits on Hounslow …
Labour councillor parks £208,000 Lamborghini in disabled bay without blue badge Read MoreMy wife and I have been on a mission since 2017 to visit all 50 states. After this weekend, we’ve now reached 44, including Alaska and Hawaii. The only ones left are the great plains states, Virginia and Vermont. This …
What can Pittsburgh’s river valley teach California about real estate? Read MoreThe drones were spotted over Volkel Air Base on Friday evening (Picture: Netherlands Ministry of Defence) Weapons were deployed against drones spotted above an air force base in the Netherlands, where Nato recently held its nuclear deterrence drills. The incident …
Weapons deployed after drones spotted over Nato air force base Read MoreSAN JOSE STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE Records: San Jose State (3-7, 2-4 Mountain West); San Diego State (8-2, 5-1 MW) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: 860 AM KTRB Series history: San Diego State leads 24-21-2; Aztecs are 12-3-1 …
What to know before San Jose State kicks off at San Diego State Read MoreThe NFL schedule makers, in their infinite, algorithmic wisdom, have given us a Monday night curiosity. The 49ers, I get — big brand, big names, big ratings for ESPN. But the Carolina Panthers? I’m not even sure if noted superfan …
Kurtenbach: The superior 49ers should handle the Panthers. But does that sound like the 2025 Niners? My predictions for Monday Night Football Read MoreSANTA CLARA — Calm, cool and collected? Bryce Young makes the placid Brock Purdy look like a rabble-rouser at the podium. That’s not what the 49ers (7-4) are worried about when they host the Carolina Panthers (6-5) on Monday Night …
Panthers, Bryce Young take a big swing against 49ers on Monday Night Football Read MoreSAN JOSE — A week ago Lincoln got its first Central Coast Section playoff win. The Lions made it two wins in as many outings Friday, utilizing a 35-point second half to break away for a 49-14 win over Willow …
Lincoln erupts in second half, routs Willow Glen to reach first CCS final Read MoreFREMONT — Neighbors of a newly proposed community park in Fremont worry that if city officials build it, cricket will come. Preliminary blueprints for the 13-acre Palm Avenue Community Park show possible plans for a cricket field for youth along …
Neighbors up in arms about plans for Fremont cricket field Read More