Liz Weston: Why you need 3 savings accounts

Some of us hoard cash while paying 18% interest on a credit card balance. Others blow through a tax refund as if it were free money...

New opioid prescribing guidelines aim to cut use of potent narcotics

TORONTO – Updated opioid-prescribing guidelines released Monday encourage doctors to avoid giving the powerful narcotics as a first-line treatment to patients with chronic, non-cancer pain and...

Australian surfers dominate 9th Siargao Int’l Women’s Surfing Cup

Michelle Obama accidentally tweets former staffer’s number

WASHINGTON — Having former first lady Michelle Obama tweet your telephone number is one way to get a lot of attention. The telephone number of a...

Gmail users targeted by phishing attack

SAN FRANCISCO – A phishing campaign targeting Gmail users took place Wednesday, prompting Google, the provider of the service, to disable what it called “offending accounts”...

Coffee perks up Amadeo’s ‘Pahimis Festival’

AMADEO–Amadeo Mayor Albert S. Ambagan on Saturday lauded “the coffee farmers’ great contribution to putting Amadeo on the map as a major coffee producer that it...

First Lady dedicates ‘healing’ garden at children’s hospital

WASHINGTON—Off in the distance, young patients can see the Washington Monument from the hospital’s new rooftop “healing” garden, dedicated Friday by first lady Melania Trump as...

Manufacturer says it’s removing relabeled Ivanka Trump items

NEW YORK — An apparel company says it accepts responsibility for Ivanka Trump clothing that was relabeled as a different designer. G-III Apparel Group Inc., which...

Census: Young women in US favour jobs outside the home

WASHINGTON –The milestones of adulthood for today’s millennials: economic security and finishing school –not rushing to get married and have a family. And once they are...

Ivanka’s brand prospers as politics mixes with business

SHANGHA –Since her father was elected president of the United States, global sales of Ivanka Trump merchandise have surged and the company has applied for at...