Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Take two snowballs and call me in the morning? Dr. Sarah Crockett, who specializes in emergency and wilderness medicine, doesn’t explicitly tell her patients at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to swallow snow, but she often prescribes more time outside.

Bring the desert's warmth indoors this winter with big, bold succulents

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Shallow dishes crowded with tiny, drought-resistant plants in shades of green, red and purple are pretty much all most people know about indoor succulents gardening.

Here are 5 great SUVs you can get for under $20,000

With the average cost of a new vehicle hovering around $50,000, buying a new SUV might seem well out of reach if you’re on a tight budget. But automakers have increasingly been selling entry-level SUVs that are smaller and less expensive than all-star SUVs like the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. And if you buy used, it’s easy to get one of these small but versatile SUVs for less than $20,000.

TikTok star Shirley Raines, known for bringing meals to Skid Row, dies at 58

Shirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, has died, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said Wednesday. She was 58.

This friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind

NEW YORK (AP) – As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks nothing like the sleek and intimidating humanoids built by companies like Tesla.

The secret to perfect tortiglioni with peppers and eggplant

Every type of pasta has a purpose, and often a sauce to match. This recipe, which comes from the cookbook “The Talisman of Happiness,” matches tortiglioni with peppers and eggplant. Of course, many pasta types are interchangeable. To cook and prepare dried pasta, there are a series of steps that have to be done carefully and need your undivided attention.

What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention

NEW YORK (AP) – What does it mean to have breast self-awareness?  It’s a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel. It goes along with other early detection measures like getting regular mammograms. Doctors suggest breast self-awareness as an alternative to self-exams.

Kindness at work can mean giving honest feedback and bending rules

NEW YORK (AP) – Beth Brown was assigned to a major project at work when hardship struck. First, her 6-month-old daughter fell ill with COVID-19. A few days later, her mother passed away.

Historic love letters from royals on show at Britain's National Archives

LONDON (AP) – Love is, famously, a many-splendored thing. It can encompass longing, loneliness, pain, jealousy, grief – and, sometimes, joy.  As Valentine’s Day approaches, the many facets of passion are going on display in “Love Letters,” a public exhibition at Britain’s National Archives that covers five centuries.