LOS ANGELES For some dogs, a chance at the good life takes off when the pilots do. Thousands of pooches facing euthanasia — some just hours from death — get loaded on planes each year and flown to new homes in places with shortages of adoptable pets. Groups such as California-based Wings of Rescue or […]

Some people collect salt and pepper shakers, others license plates or stuffed teddy bears. I collect different species of flowers that I grow in my garden. Although I lost track long ago, I grow well over 100 species and varieties of flowers, probably over 200. If I see something new at a green house, I […]

Not many years ago, I wrote in protest of bringing snacks to kids’ soccer games. I said that making cookies for halftime was ruining my weekend, as was being expected to sit on the sidelines during every practice. I can think of 101 things I’d rather be doing than watching soccer practice. That column was […]

WASHINGTON Large food recalls have forced consumers to throw away hummus and ice cream that may be contaminated with the same potentially deadly bacteria — listeria. Tainted Blue Bell ice cream products are linked to eight listeria illnesses in Kansas and Texas; three of those who contracted the illness have died. Blue Bell has temporarily […]

SALT LAKE CITY Efforts by a former member of Warren Jeffs’ sect to retrieve her four children from a polygamous community led to a lengthy standoff after dozens of followers surrounded the woman’s van and some allegedly threw chickens at it. Deputies were in Colorado City, Arizona, for seven hours Friday until they received a […]

NEW YORK A line of Home Depot patio chairs that can break during use are among this week’s recalled consumer products. Here’s a more detailed look: PATIO CHAIRS Details: Home Depot’s Hampton Bay- branded Niles Park Collection patio sets. They were sold in combinations of four rocking chairs and a tile-top fire pit; and two […]