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How to use the ‘circle’ method to keep your home clean

Laura Wheatman Hill Apartment Therapy

Here’s why you should try cleaning in “ever-widening circles.”

Trump bans three news media outlets from White House

Jacob Bogage and David Shepardson REUTERS

The move is likely to be challenged under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press.

Duncan Sheik, known for 'Barely Breathing' and ‘Spring Awakening,’ dead at 56

Sameen Chaudhry USA Today

Duncan Sheik, the Grammy- and Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter and composer known for the hit "Barely Breathing" and the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening," died Thursday at a Manhattan hospital.

There’s no surprise in ‘Practical Magic 2’

BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises

“Practical Magic 2” isn’t bad, as Netflix offerings go, but it’s not a film that just had to be made.

What no one tells you about burnout when loving someone with addiction

Amanda Lautieri for American Addiction Centers

American Addiction Centers reports that addiction impacts not only individuals but their families, causing burnout.

Shortlisting a residential water softener: A buyer’s guide

Natalia Georgiadou for Culligan Harvey

Culligan Harvey reports that shortlisting a residential water softener involves assessing household demand, plumbing compatibility, system types, and long-term maintenance costs.

From the drive-thru to the digital model: How decades of store redesigns changed the way people shop and eat

Joe Collins for Sevan Multi-Site Solutions

Sevan Multi-Site Solutions reports how decades of store redesigns, like drive-thrus and self-checkouts, transformed shopping habits, often unnoticed by consumers.

Is your skin care truly clean? A data-backed checklist

Ogee reports on consumers' demand for clean skincare, adding that a checklist can guide shoppers to verify product transparency, ingredient safety, and third-party certifications for informed purchases.

More people are identifying as neurodivergent. Here’s what that means

Understood reports that "neurodivergent" describes individuals whose brains process information differently, covering conditions like ADHD and autism.

CDC raises rabies concerns in US. Notice issued after Iredell baby goats test positive

A notice issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of a rise in reports of human exposures to rabid or possibly rabid animals in recent months.

Misinformation, hesitancy could blunt impact of new cancer vaccines

Many point to opposition and wild conspiracy theories about the human papillomavirus vaccine as a cautionary tale.

How novelist Emily St. John Mandel built ‘Exit Party’ out of a battered LA

Emily St. John Mandel’s brilliant new novel “Exit Party” begins five years in the future at a party in L.A.’s Echo Park neighborhood where a series of mysterious, hard-to-explain events set the story in motion. But before we begin to explore the novel, we need to address another inexplicable event: A few summers ago, this reporter briefly met Mandel at an event at the home of novelist ...

Commentary: Los Angeles is a great literary city (no matter what New Yorkers say)

I grew up in a cult in New Hampshire where reading books was forbidden. After I escaped at age 18, I came to California desperate for stories — stories tucked away on the West Coast, opposite not only the life I’d escaped but also the publishing giants. In Los Angeles, I found that every story is an apocalypse. There are earthquakes, fires, greed, chaos, cliffsides that slide into the ocean. ...

What’s driving the push for faster home renovations in 2026?

Reece Windows & Doors reports the global home renovation market reached $2.05 trillion in 2025, driven by demand for faster, efficient renovations that minimize disruption.