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MINNEAPOLIS -- Julie Koch has seen 31 dogs come and go from her Minneapolis home over the last four years. She’s a foster for Ruff Start Rescue, which cares for animals across Minnesota.

Right now, she’s caring for a ...Read more

Q. Although my ex has never been officially diagnosed, she must have some sort of affliction because no one could be as terrible as she is without having something. That’s fine for me. I left her long ago, but my ...Read more

The K-pop group ATEEZ has grown accustomed to breaking barriers. Since launching their career in 2018, the octet has had seven Top 10 albums in the Billboard 200, including two that topped the chart. Their single, “Lemon...Read more

If you've read my book, "7 Money Rules for Life," you know that rule No. 1 is so simple it would be easy to overlook it as being too elementary. Here it is: Spend less than you earn.

Now, let's think about this. "Spend ...Read more

Lately, I’ve really been enjoying what I consider to be the “second cities” of Europe, such as Naples in Italy, Marseille in France, and Hamburg in Germany. These places often have a rough, Industrial Age heritage ...Read more

Tender vegetables soak up this tangy marinade and turn delicately smoky and tender on a hot grill. These kebabs make a wonderful side dish with grilled meats or fish. You can substitute the zucchini with yellow summer ...Read more

Cold cereals can be anything from a quick and easy breakfast to a comforting midnight snack and many things in between. Cereal was first developed in a sanitarium to aid with digestion. Over the years it transformed into ...Read more

This is the dish I often serve in the summer. I make up a double, sometimes triple batch of the onion compote and have it ready for simple barbecues. You can purchase sausages that are uncooked or precooked, which will ...Read more

Now’s the time to enjoy crisp lettuce salads brimming with crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs and a refreshing dressing. Add a crispy-edged grilled protein, such as steak, chicken or fish, and that gorgeous garden salad ...Read more

Everyone’s mother has a signature potato salad recipe, at least in the South it seems. I’ve got ...Read more

When I was growing up, it wasn’t unusual for me to plop down at the dinner table in my Rainbow Brite T-shirt and stirrup pants to a plate of Shake ‘N Bake pork chops. Introduced in 1965 to mimic fried chicken, Shake �...Read more

Tesla shares fell close to 7% Monday after Elon Musk announced plans to form his own political party, sparking concerns he will become further distracted by politics despite a tumultuous stint in the Trump administration. ...Read more

When President Donald Trump's 25% auto tariffs took effect in early April, industry watchers figured vehicle prices would steadily rise as carmakers peeled back discounts and increased MSRPs.

Three months later, that hasn...Read more

Annuities are often associated with retirees looking for a steady income stream later in life. But does it make sense to lock in guaranteed income in your 40s, potentially decades before retirement?

On the surface, the ...Read more

When my husband and I refinanced our mortgage in 2009, we felt confident we were making the right move. Since both of us had exceptional credit, we knew we could reduce our mortgage rate by one percentage point or more, as...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — There are recipes representing 32 countries in a new cookbook, and the authors have the pantries to prove it. The Peruvian pepper paste aji panca, timur peppercorns from Nepal, Vietnamese ngo gai or ...Read more

Summer evenings draw me out of the kitchen, into the soft light and gentle breezes. Our dinners should be effortless and casual.

Some nights it’s just my husband and me, but often friends stroll by, swing in for a drink...Read more

Like many home cooks, I keep a kitchen garden planted with herbs during the summer growing season.

I have a pretty good hand with basil and rosemary, and my parsley generally does pretty well, too. Yet one of the most ...Read more