New research suggests habitual nose picking could damage the nasal lining, allowing bacteria to enter the brain via the olfactory nerve. This pathway may contribute to inflammation linked to Alzheimer ...

At 7:30 Monday morning, Terre Thomas drove to a YMCA of the North in Woodbury, where she attempted to recruit 80 fellow seniors to join her upcoming picket line. That was followed by a drive to the ...

Seniors gathering in bitter cold Wednesday tried turning up the heat on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, protesting recent cuts by the state’s largest Medicare health insurer to a popular ...

This housemate is utterly unbearable. A California homeowner has been desperately trying to evict an unwanted guest from his property — a 500-pound black bear that’s moved into the crawl space beneath ...

Ken Johnson has tried noisy tactics to encourage the 550-pound houseguest in his crawl space to leave. He is not sure it’s working. By Christine Hauser In June, Ken J. Johnson discovered the underside ...

Back in 2019, I got my first pair of Reebok Nanos, the Nano 9, and was so impressed with the shoe’s durability and versatility, it ended up cracking that year’s GP100. While I was late to the party — ...

A Blur concert sells out in two minutes, while The Cure’s tour breaks attendance records. McDonald’s commercials star Grimace. Mission Impossible thrills at the box office. What year is it? you ask.

That tiny childhood habit of picking your nose, the one most people secretly continue even as adults, might be far less harmless than it appears. Many shrug it off as a quick fix for nasal irritation, ...

People attend a picket at Blue Cross and Blue Shield on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. More than 50 people showed up despite a 7 degree windchill.

We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due ...