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Taking the dog with you over the holidays? Know your ‘petiquette’ first

December 10, 2019 at 12:49 p.m.

Thinking of bringing your dog with you as you travel to visit friends or family this holiday season? Proper etiquette for pet guests (petiquette?) is similar to that of humans:...

People post in front of Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" presented by Perrotin Gallery and on view at Art Basel Miami 2019 at Miami Beach Convention Center on December 6, 2019 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Commentary: Is it bananas? Sure. Worth $120k? Why not?

May 22, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

To buy a banana taped to a wall for $120,000 is, believe it or not, a perfectly rational decision. If it's presented as an art work by a famous artist...

Highway patrol officers stand guard as the Confederate battle flag flies in front of the South Carolina State House on July 9, 2015, a day before it was removed.

Commentary: Nikki Haley gets the history of the Confederate flag very wrong

December 9, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Much of the crowd cheered as state troopers lowered the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State House's grounds in 2015. In response to the murder of nine parishioners...

The San Francisco skyline is seen May 12, 2008, in a view from Alamo Square. San Francisco and four other metro areas accounted for 90% of the 256,063 tech jobs created from 2005 to 2017, according to a Brookings Institution study released Dec. 9, 2019.

Chicago lost ground as top tech jobs concentrated in just 5 metro areas, study says

December 9, 2019 at 3:38 p.m.

The explosion of top-tier tech jobs has clustered in a handful of coastal hubs, expanding the wealth and innovation differential that's draining talent from the rest of the nation, new...

Six common holiday gifts that experts say to avoid, and what to give instead

December 9, 2019 at 3:14 p.m.

The hunt for useful and appealing gifts for family, friends, co-workers and acquaintances can be overwhelming. Ashley Bronczek and Candace Ourisma, who co-founded concierge gifting service Secretly Gifting, always suggest...

The Big Number: Snow shoveling results in about 11,500 injuries – including 100 fatalities

December 10, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

As winter arrives, it's worth noting that each year about 11,500 people in the United States are treated in emergency rooms for injuries related to snow shoveling. On average, 100...

Storm waves topple iconic Minnesota ‘sea stack’ into Lake Superior

December 9, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

Photographers are mourning the loss of an iconic Minnesota "sea stack" that welcomed visitors to Tettegouche State Park for years. It fell victim to a winter storm over the weekend,...

La Paloma Ranch manager John Kleinwachter plants tropical crops that are more resilient to the county's drier, warmer climate.

Fires, floods and free parking: California’s unending fight against climate change

December 9, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - When the fire came this time, blowing in fast and ashy from the dry hills around her camping resort, manager Terri Bowman was ready.The past few...

Rapid warming and extreme weather have affected the coastal sweep from Santa Barbara to San Diego counties. The 2018 Woolsey Fire in Malibu killed three people and torched over 1,600 buildings.

Fires, floods and free parking: California’s unending fight against climate change

December 9, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

Life in southern California, once as mild and predictable as the weather, is being transformed as the climate grows hotter, drier and in some regions windier, fueling more intense wildfires,...

The holidays as an interfaith family: Trying to have a merry everything and a happy always

December 9, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

It was Grandparents Day at my children's school and everyone was filling out questionnaires. My daughter Indie, in second grade at the time, waited as my mother-in-law, Rose, read the...

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