Has your car been getting pelted with acorns? Have you found yourself running through a hailstorm of walnuts with your hands protecting your head? Chances are the trees in your region are experiencing a mast year.Nut-bearing trees, like black walnuts, beeches and those acorn-producing oaks, ...
Many companies try to <a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/how-to-spot-a-great-401k?utm_campaign=ct_prod&utm_source=ap&utm_medium=mpsyn">help their workers to save for retirement</a>. Employers often offer 401(k)s, company ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. – They attend the same classes with access to the same programs, and even come from the same families. But girls consistently are outperforming boys, graduating at higher rates at public high schools around the country.The gap between them is wide, often as wide as the ...
EKLUTNA, Alaska – The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska’s biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil paintings and jewel-studded incense burners. But outside the hand-hewn log sanctuary, dozens of ...
Spooked by the high price of Halloween candy? There’s not much relief in sight.For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle. Candy and gum prices are up an average of 13% this month compared to last October, more than double the 6% increase ...
NEW YORK (AP) – Best Buy is recalling nearly 1 million pressure cookers and separate inner pots due to a defect that can cause hot foods to spew out, posing burn hazards.The recalled pressure cookers, sold under the brand Insignia, have incorrect volume markings on their inner pots that can ...
