Lifestyles

AP lifestyles reporter explains the origins, benefits of chair yoga and its surge in popularity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair yoga modifies traditional yoga poses to suit older adults and those…

What to know about the COVID variant that may cause ‘razor blade’ sore throats
The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts…

What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender care for youth
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth in…

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security ‘s trust funds have…

A Kenyan preacher who claimed responsibility for ‘miracle babies’ is killed in a car crash
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A televangelist in Kenya who was notorious for claiming to cure…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial takes a day off due a juror’s illness
NEW YORK (AP) — A juror’s vertigo on Wednesday ended another day of the sex…

From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is honoring the late clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending…

The world according to Wednesday, your new favorite alt-country indie rock band
NEW YORK (AP) — A pit bull puppy peeing off a balcony. Mounted antlers in…

Jeff Ross to make his Broadway debut this summer in one-man show that’s far from a roast
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Ross, a comedian known for hosting brutal roasts of celebrities,…

Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for…

Francesco Risso leaves Marni after a decade as creative director in another fashion world shakeup
MILAN (AP) — Francesco Risso is stepping down as Marni creative director after a decade,…

Fans of Irish band Kneecap surround a London court as rapper Mo Chara faces a terror-related charge
LONDON (AP) — Fans of the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap mobbed sidewalks outside a London…

‘Elio’ is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto’s Domee Shi, it hits close to home
TORONTO — For Domee Shi, making a movie about an introverted kid getting abducted by…

Argentines reel from health care cutbacks as President Milei’s state overhaul mirrors Trump’s
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — To outsiders, the Facebook group chat reads like a snarl…

Takeaways from AP report on President Javier Milei’s dramatic cuts to Argentine health care
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina used to have an extensive, free public health system…