When Liz Jones, 63, took an early retirement package a few years ago, she did so because she saw the writing on the wall. Jones (name changed for professional reasons) was a senior human resources executive for a large global company in New Jersey, where she had been for more than 20 years. However, she […]

Dear ABBY: Six years ago, my family lost my mother, who was the rock of our family. Two weeks after that, my family started falling apart. My older brother, younger sister and I don’t speak anymore. My brother and I got into a physical fight and haven’t spoken since. A year later, I had a […]

Ah, the glamor of travel. An accomplished globetrotter, known for her sojourns to glam destinations, she sent fans into a tizzy when she revealed that one of her favorite meals in any country is one she cooks in her hotel room. Samantha Brown, host of PBS’s “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love,” made the modest admission […]

Next stop, tinseltown! December is upon us – time to put up the tree and drag the box (or boxes) of dust marked “Christmas” out of the crawl space. But, one expert suggests, before you decorate the traditional conifer — or plastic conifer-like contraption, whatever you are — take a moment to ask yourself if […]

The hottest place to live isn’t in a massive metro — instead, it’s a small town in the South. Summerville, South Carolina, is a growing hub for workers, according to Move Buddha, which called the hidden gem “the best job magnet suburb” in the country. Experts at the moving and storage company analyzed research data […]

A TikTok video posted by an influencer has sparked a conversation in the comments section about how to travel with electronic devices. The woman said her new MacBook broke during a flight after she stored it in the pocket of the seat in front of her. She said the person in front of her had […]

Can’t get enough of Thanksgiving dinner? Leftovers are always a hit after Turkey Day, but an expert has revealed the foods that should never be reheated because of the health risks they pose. Spinach, according to nutritionist Harini Bala, contains nitrates, the levels of which increase with cooking, studies have shown. In high heat – […]

The owners of Plus Bus Boutique, a consignment store in Los Angeles that buys and sells plus-size fashions, noticed something strange last summer. “We’ve had an alarming amount of larger sizes come in,” says co-owner Marcy Guevara-Prete. With Americans eating less thanks to a new class of weight-loss drugs, retailers are predicting losses in the […]

Edna Ferber didn’t want James Dean to play Jett Rink, the wild farm hand turned millionaire oil magnate from her 1952 novel Giant. ‘ She had envisioned someone bolder for the film adaptation. At least someone more famous! Dean was an angelic-faced 24-year-old engineer whose film debut (in the 1955 drama East of Eden) had […]