lifestyles

NEW YORK (AP) — Clothes and how to wear them have been a constant in Betty Halbreich's life for most of her 86 years. Good thing she landed a job at B...

DEAR HARRIETTE: A friend of mine wanted to give me a tie as a gift, but I did not accept it because of the design. She was taken aback because of my a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — What do you serve a man who isn't eating? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was served warm water and an empty plate as the guest ...

NEW YORK (AP) — There's Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and now, Pepsi True, a midcalorie version of the soda made with natural sweeteners. PepsiCo Inc. said Wednes...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I married a man after only knowing him for one month! We met in May 2012, and we got married in June 2012. It was a lot of fun at firs...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just learned that one of my neighbors is about to be evicted. She and her family have lived in my building for generations. They are...

Artichokes are the armadillos of the vegetable kingdom. There is a tender and succulent heart at the center of each specimen, but getting past its arm...

NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to pregnancy and childrearing, behavioral economist Isabel V. Sawhill sees a cultural divide between the planners and th...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle residents who fail to separate food waste from trash will be fined. The City Council voted Monday to impose the fines for not c...

NEW YORK (AP) — Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper said Tuesday they'll work to reduce the calories Americans get from beverages by 20 percent over the next de...

If you can't imagine how your kids can possibly see well enough to do their homework as they sprawl out on the floor, their beds or the couch; fear no...

Summer may be done, but the proliferation of zucchini continues. And we might as well make the most of it. Because even though zucchini is available a...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been out of work for about six months now, but hardly anybody knows. I didn't think it was anybody's business. I have been quie...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I broke up with my ex-boyfriend two years ago, but we kept the lines of communications open. We go out from time to time, and I still ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a problem. I used to be a smoker; then I quit. Now every time my friends come over, they start smoking. Then they always offer ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my employees has formally complained about me at least twice in recent weeks. My human resources director informed me. It's odd...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I live in a quiet suburban neighborhood where everybody pretty much knows each other. Most of us work outside the home, including myse...

Ever walk past a French bakery with one of those impossibly elegant apple tarts in the window, the ones with the apple slices fanned out in the shape ...