Nora Roberts is so prolific she had to take up a pen name so her publisher could release more of her books each year.

Los Angeles area residents woke up earlier this month to the news that thousands of homes and entire neighborhoods had been burned to ash in massive wildfires.

A woman in South Africa has rescued more than 2,500 pugs over the years after she and her husband sold their house, lived in a trailer home for a while and generally reset their lives to help as many dogs in need as they could.

If you’re in the market for a hybrid SUV, don’t miss out on this comparison.

Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated.

Fashion maestro Giorgio Armani marked 20 years of his haute couture line Armani Privé with an elegant and emotionally charged show in Paris’s chic 8th arrondissement.

X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform.

In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the lunisolar calendar.

Cameroon-born designer Imane Ayissi fused sumptuous satin and taffeta with ancestral African crafts in a couture collection that celebrated heritage while embracing modernity.

Lanvin, the world’s oldest continually operating couture house, founded in 1889, has unveiled a new chapter in its storied history with Peter Copping’s debut as artistic director.

Jennifer Lopez brought some Hollywood glamour to Park City, Utah, with the debut of her new film “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”.

Coke is adding a new flavor to its lineup.

Kenzo has delivered a refreshing jolt to a Paris Fashion Week marked by fatigue.

Kim Caldwell will be back on the sideline Monday night when her 17th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols host the defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks.

Hermes illuminated a gloomy Paris afternoon with its fall 2025 men’s collection, as Veronique Nichanian turned to the racetrack for inspiration.

With so many styles of yoga out there, which one is right for you.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her understand herself, and that helped her become a better tennis player.

No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU featured the last two national champions and two of the best teams in the country this season.

Officials say they have recaptured the final four monkeys who escaped two months ago from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research.

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.

Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell starring in the wedding comedy “You’re Cordially Invited” and The Weeknd's album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

The Dior's men's fashion show happened inside the historic Ecole Militaire with the Eiffel Tower looming above.

Junya Watanabe has opened his latest menswear show at Paris Fashion Week with beige hunting jackets paired with discreet shirts and ties.

For 50 years, music has been a big part of the history of “Saturday Night Live.”.

Losing sentimental belongings can be traumatic for those who go through disasters that destroy homes.

They’re the possessions that tell your story.

Digital screens are pervasive at work and in homes and schools stores.

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The longest strike in decades by Las Vegas hotel workers has come to an end.

Charles Phan, the San Francisco chef credited as an innovator for bringing Vietnamese food to fine dining at his Slanted Door restaurant, has died at age 62.

Starbucks’ decision to restrict its restrooms to paying customers has flushed out a wider problem: a patchwork of restroom use policies that varies by state and city.

Every year, the Edmunds Top Rated Awards are bestowed on the best vehicles of the year.

Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.

Celebrities including Bradley Cooper squeezed into Louis Vuitton as the brand transformed the Louvre’s historic heart into a stunning stage for Paris Fashion Week.

In summoning people to his vision for the future, Donald Trump assembled a dizzying collage of time-honored and time-worn American myths, tropes and ideals.

As the world watches for the transition of power on Inauguration Day, the fashion industry eyes the ensembles of the first ladies.

Giorgio Armani’s menswear collection previewing on the final day of Milan Fashion Week was all about catching the light, which the 90-year-old designer achieved with shimmering textiles and a smattering of crystals.

TikTok content creators who make a living promoting their businesses and personal brands on the app were afraid that they would have to find new ways to engage consumers and make money as the app’s future in the United States remained uncertain.

A cutting-edge nighttime show at Disneyland Paris is heralding a bold new chapter for Europe’s most-visited theme park.

Flooded cornfields near the Tennessee River in northern Alabama are a paradise for birders who flock to see tens of thousands of migrating sandhill cranes every winter.

TikTok says it’s restoring service to users in the United States just hours after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban.

About half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure and too few have it under control.

TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago.

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.

Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral, waiting for their turn to be doused with holy water.

A medical procedural that is mixed with tales of Sherlock Holmes in CBS’ “Watson” and Zoë Kravitz’s stylish directorial debut “Blink Twice” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer.

Hundreds of Guatemalan faithful found the sounds and colors of their tropical homeland during the biggest-yet celebration of the Black Christ of Esquipulas in the heartland farming town of Worthington, Minnesota.

A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging.

The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming.

He left his Los Angeles-area home to cover the wildfires, but the flames were barreling toward his front door.

The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink.

The Congressional Budget Office has shrunk its projections for the U.S. population in 30 years to 372 million residents.

U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply.

CES in Las Vegas provides an annual preview of high-tech attractions headed for the car world.

As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help.

While Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes, President Joe Biden’s education chief said he was focused on what matters — putting more social workers in schools, expanding summer school and building a pipeline of new teachers.

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app.

For many employees, what to do with a 401(k) plan at retirement has been a foregone conclusion: Roll it over.

A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched into space this week and if all goes according to plan put on the surface of the moon.

Amazon is saying goodbye to “Try Before You Buy.”.

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something.

New research suggests that Americans' risk for developing dementia over a lifetime may be higher than previously thought.

Mind the pants.

The wildfires tearing through Los Angeles have taken lives and thousands of homes.

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state.

In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds.

Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg playing mismatched cousins in the acclaimed movie “A Real Pain” and Mac Miller’s second posthumous full-length album “Balloonerism” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

For the first time in their 40-year history, the Italian design duo Dolce & Gabbana are showcasing their work in Paris.

Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest amount in 14 years.

The high school where Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s “Carrie” to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house and a motel owned by William Randolph Hearst are among some of the famous structures that were damaged or destroyed by the California Fires.

Setting boundaries at work can be tricky.

The late New York Sen_ Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”.

So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers’ lives — whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people become more efficient, by creating companions to cure loneliness or by providing tools that help people with mental and physical health.

As movie theaters have worked to entice Americans back to the silver screen, the industry has marketed blockbuster films like ″Wicked” as cultural events.

Interior lighting aimed at reducing motion sickness.

New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a decade ago.

Three years ago, a Somali-American mom in Minneapolis founded a group for Muslim women who want to enjoy the great outdoors.

All-wheel drive might not be a must-have, but it adds safety, security and peace of mind if you live in a cold climate.

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately.

Jimmy Carter was a president, humanitarian and Nobel laureate.

When he was still a boy making the long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in a matter of minutes.

Beyond the general discomfort of talking about death, the topic of inheritance brings in a whole other set of sticky issues.

Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favorite.

Enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin even as the mercury dropped well below freezing.

New Orleans has faced tragedy again and again and always seems to bounce back, maintaining its reputation for jazz and joyfulness.

At a time when North American bird populations are declining dramatically, the number of people watching them is increasing.

McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.

The Food and Drug Administration has set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal.

Winter weather is causing flight delays and cancellations.

Fasten your seatbelts, fashion fans.

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died.

It never got old.

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning its virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on the users of iPhones and other trendy devices in a betrayal to its long-standing commitment to personal privacy.

Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart but better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea.

Noah Wyle goes back to an emergency room for his new series “The Pitt” and Lana Wilson’s lauded documentary about psychics “Look Into My Eyes” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

Aeromexico is the most on-time airline in the world, according to a data company that compiled figures for 2024.

Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds.

The 2025 Toyota Sienna and 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid are not just the only two traditional hybrid minivans; they are two of the best minivan choices out there.