PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province turned to spiritual measures on Tuesday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities in the world’s most ...

CHENNAI, India (AP) — When Kripa Vaidyanathan’s 27-year-old niece died in an Alaska car crash in 2024, her family in Chennai, India, felt shell-shocked. They questioned why this tragedy would befall them when they had such “immense faith in God.” Vaidyanathan, a yoga instructor, helped ...

This past week, I’ve shown several homes that all seem to share one thing: a formal living room. We are all familiar with the room. It sits just inside the front door and is filled with the most expensive of furnishings. Perhaps a Murano glass chandelier hangs above, a vase (pronounced vaas) ...

Parents have become accustomed to managing technology. Phones have screen-time limits. Social media has privacy settings. Video games have age ratings and spending controls. OpenAI’s new ChatGPT for Teens gives families another set of tools: options for Study Hours, Quiet Hours, selected ...

Everywhere you look there are places where things are bought and sold. You can stop by shopping centers, supermarkets, big-box stores and malls, or jump online to make purchases directly from businesses or explore what is available at sites like Amazon where countless sellers attempt to ...

I recently wrote an article about the success of the NUATV Riding Club, whose membership has grown significantly. One reason the club is so successful is that many people volunteer to lead rides. The club has a vast pool of trail knowledge among its members and a program that makes it easy ...