Who’d have guessed that the place to find a killer spritz cookie recipe would be inside a cemetery? But that’s just where Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s cookie recipe lives, etched in stone at her final resting place at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. … Continued
By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1. The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both temporary — but increasingly popular — options … Continued
By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s … Continued
San Mateo County social worker Aldo Quintero and his wife, Liza, make respectable salaries in their government jobs, but in a region with a median home price of $1.4 million and a county where the figure reaches $2.2 million, a home … Continued
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are climbing on Wednesday following strong profit reports from some of the world’s biggest names in banking and technology. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, coming off a roller-coaster … Continued
A City Limits investigation revealed significant issues with the program, which helps some 100,000 New Yorkers afford housing at buildings across the city. Here’s how to know if you live in one of these apartments, and how to get help … Continued