DEAR ABBY: After many years living near and helping my parents, I moved to another state to retire. My dad died three months after I moved. I begged my mother to let me fly back and help her with his arrangements, but she insisted I stay put.  Some weeks later, and two days after we had talked on the phone, she secretly buried my dad’s ashes without telling me. I was devastated to receive a pathetic video of her, my brother, and a priest conducting a private service. Though she won’t admit it, I think she was punishing me for…

It was her first U.S. Classic as a senior elite gymnast, but Katelyn Ohashi felt “at home” on Saturday in Hartford. Just weeks after beginning her surprise comeback at June’s American Classic, Ohashi showed marked improvement in her routines after a 13-year hiatus, but it wasn’t enough to qualify for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last year.The 47-page outline, called a budget resolution,…

United States

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Ontario education workers and parents are raising alarm bells over a province-wide educational assistant (EA) shortage as pre-school-year contract…

The European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, pledged to curb social media access to protect children earlier this week. Her comments came after an EU-appointed expert group called for restrictions for under-13s. She warned that “the status quo, a world where we continue to…

Business & Money

Many a talking head has gone on TV or published an article about how similar the dot-com bubble is to the current state of things with AI. This makes sense on a number of levels. After all, these are both technology-related items, and since the dot-com bubble left such a…

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