Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House
DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press
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1of6A handler walks Major, one of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden s dogs, Monday, March 29, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden s dogs Champ, right, and Major are seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)Mandel Ngan/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6A handler walks Major, one of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden s dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)Mandel Ngan/APShow MoreShow Less
Bulgarian Muslims hold circumcision festival despite virus
JORDAN SIMEONOV, Associated Press
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1of21Ismail Atipov holds his son as they take part in a mass circumcision ceremony in the village of Ribnovo, Bulgaria, Sunday, April 11, 2021. Despite the dangers associated with COVID-19 and government calls to avoid large gatherings, Hundreds of people flocked to the tiny village of Ribnovo in southwestern Bulgaria for a four-day festival of feasting, music and the ritual of circumcision which is considered by Muslims a religious duty and essential part of a man s identity.Jordan Simeonov/APShow MoreShow Less
2of21Ismail Atipov holds his son as they take part in a mass circumcision ceremony in the village of Ribnovo, Bulgaria, Sunday, April 11, 2021. Despite the dangers associated with COVID-19 and government calls to avoid large gatherings, Hundreds of people flocked to the tiny village of Ribnovo in southwestern Bulgaria for a four-day festival o
Water-worried Vegas wants useless grass a thing of the past
SAM METZ and KEN RITTER, Associated Press
April 12, 2021
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1of6Sprinklers water grass at a park on Friday, April 9, 2021, in the Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas. A desert city built on a reputation for excess wants to become a model for restraint with a first-in-the-nation policy limiting water use by banning grass that nobody walks on. Parks would not be included, but Las Vegas area water officials are asking the state Legislature to pass a law banning non-functional turf in street medians and common areas of communities and office parks.Ken Ritter/APShow MoreShow Less
Millennial Money: Reboot your budget to prep for reopening
COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet
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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, a pedestrian in a face covering walks past a sign plastered on the windows of a restaurant to announce that it is open after closure because of the coronavirus in Boulder, Colo. As states reopen by easing COVID-19 restrictions and Americans get vaccinated, the possibility of a more typical life seems to be drawing nearer than ever before. Anticipating a return to “normal” requires a close look at your finances.David Zalubowski/AP
Picture cruising your car deep into 2021 and never glancing in the rearview mirror. Vaccines, travel and a hope of normalcy are finally on the horizon.
Review: In Finding Freedom, a chef s struggles and success
BETH HARPAZ, Associated Press
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This cover image released by Celadon shows Finding Freedom: A Cook s story Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French. (Celadon via AP)AP
“Finding Freedom,” by Erin French (Celadon)
Erin French is a rising culinary star known for intimate gourmet dinners crafted from hyperlocal ingredients. Her magical restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, is located in an abandoned 19th century mill in her tiny hometown of Freedom, Maine. There’s even a show about the restaurant on Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network.
Sounds like a classic American success story, right? But as is so often the case, success did not come easy. French chronicles her struggles, failures and triumphs in a lyrically written new memoir, “Finding Freedom.”