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Vikings Cut Former Super Bowl Champion in Latest Roster Move

The Minnesota Vikings have waived guard Trevor Keegan, a roster move announced Tuesday by the team as it prepares for a high-profile Week 9 Monday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

Dianna Carney

"He Is a Sweet Boy": Bonbon the Small Dog With a Big Personality Gets His Second Chance

A five-year-old, 18-pound dog named Bonbon is on his way north this weekend, and Small Dog Rescue of New England is hoping the trip ends the way every one of them should, with a family waiting at the other end.

Rhode Island · 2d

Dianna Carney

Small Dog, New Beginning: 10 Pound Little Camilla Seeks a Forever Home

Camilla weighs just 10 pounds, but the next chapter of her life holds a much bigger possibility: a loving home of her own. The 6-year-old Maltese mix is expected to arrive at a Rhode Island foster home after Halloween, according to Small Dog Rescue of New England, which is inviting prospective adopters to apply.

Rhode Island · 11d

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The Catholic Church Is Back

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Dianna Carney

9 Pounds of Love: Meet the Tiny Chihuahua Mix Seeking a Family

Small Dog Rescue of New England is sharing the story of Rocky Red, a two-year-old, nine-pound Chihuahua mix hoping to find a loving forever home. The rescue describes him as friendly with both dogs and people, and says he was expected to travel north during the first week of November to be adopted. The organization is asking the public to share his story and help him connect with a family.

Rhode Island · 14d

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Lions Receive Major Update After Jack Campbell's Scary Injury, Leaving Immobilized

Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell is resting in a local hospital and will remain there overnight for continued evaluation and monitoring after suffering a neck injury in the team’s 19-15 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the Lions announced.

Detroit, MI · 2d

The Comfort Kitchen

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This Layered Dessert Earned the Name Heaven in a Bowl

Heaven in a Bowl is a rich layered dessert designed to feed a crowd without requiring individual assembly. Soft cake or brownie pieces, creamy filling, pudding, whipped topping, and other sweet additions create visible layers inside a large serving bowl. Each spoonful reaches through several textures at once, combining something cakey, something silky, and something light. The ingredients may be simple individually, but stacking them and allowing the dessert to chill gives the flavors time to blend. Presented in a clear bowl, the layers become part of the decoration and make the dessert look far more elaborate than the actual preparation demands.

Dianna Carney

Little 8 lb Puppy in Need of New Home Due to NO Fault of His Own

Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, would like you to meet Cash Cheer, a tiny young puppy who recently came into their care and is in need of a loving home that could be yours. According to the rescue, “The playful and fun CHEER pups cartwheeled all the way over from T-E-N-N-E-S-S-E-E to meet Y-O-U!” Cash is now living safely with a loving foster family while he awaits what comes next.

Massachusetts · 5d

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7 School Cafeteria Dishes Made From Scratch in the 1960s and 70s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Before frozen, heat-and-serve entrees took over school kitchens, the women running those cafeterias did real production cooking every day, and most of them were in the building well before the buses pulled up. Anything made with yeast had to be started early so it could rise and bake before the first lunch period, which is why the hallways often smelled like bread and whatever was simmering in the big kettle by the middle of the morning.

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Dianna Carney

Young Coyote Gets a Second Chance & Begins Fight to Recover

A seven-month-old coyote rescued in Swansea is getting a chance to recover after Newhouse Wildlife Rescue stabilized him through a serious illness, the rescue reported. Weighing just 13 pounds, the young coyote was being treated for mange, rat-poison exposure and an infection that caused a high fever. After two days of care, he responded to treatment and was transferred to Berkshire Wildlife Services for continued care, according to Newhouse Wildlife Rescue.

Swansea, MA · 10d

Dianna Carney

Sweet Local Dog In Need of New Home After Tragedy Strikes

Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, would like you to meet Sandy, a local pup who is searching for a new home due to no fault of her own. According to the rescue, “Sandy was previously adopted in New England but was surrendered after her owners suffered a tragedy and could no longer care for her. She'll always love her previous family and looks forward to giving much-needed love to her next one.”

Massachusetts · 18d

Dianna Carney

Cresent the Little 11 Pound Yorkie Mix is Still Looking for Love

At six years old and just 11 pounds, Cresent has already done more than her share of waiting. Now the little Yorkie mix is hoping the next chapter of her story begins in New England.

Rhode Island · 2d

Dianna Carney

Tiny Juliette Is Ready for a Gentle New Beginning After Losing The Only Home She Knew

Forever Paws Animal Shelter is hoping a quiet, affectionate senior dog named Juliette will find a calm home where she can feel safe, loved and cared for. The shelter, located in Fall River, Massachusetts, describes the roughly eight-year-old dog as a Maltese mix weighing just under 11 pounds, and says her unusual look may leave people guessing: “This may actually be a lamb or perhaps some sort of strange bunny or maybe a tiny llama.”

Fall River, MA · 9d

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7 Pennsylvania Dutch Dishes from Amish Wedding Season

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Traditionally, and especially in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the Old Order Amish wedding season opened after harvest and ran from late October through November and into December, with weddings held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A single wedding fed two hundred to four hundred guests, and the cooking fell to a designated crew who arrived before the sun came up and worked from a barn or shop kitchen with equipment scaled to match the crowd.

Lancaster County, PA · 4d

Dianna Carney

This Young Pup Was Found All Alone After Family Abandoned Him

Get ready to meet a friendly young pup who is ready to start the next chapter of his life. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Bengie after he came into their care. According to the rescue, “Bengie was found all by himself in a solitary area in Puerto Rico. We believe he had a family, but the family abandoned him. When we saw him, he jumped into the car and rescued himself!”

Massachusetts · 4d

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7 Sunday Suppers Families Made When the Clocks Fell Back

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The Sunday the clocks fell back, supper came an hour early in the dark. Five o'clock and the kitchen window showed nothing but the neighbor's porch light. That shift, from long-lit evenings to pitch dark before the table was set, sent cooks straight to the oven or the big pot on the back burner. The cold came in with the dark, and something had to push back.

Dianna Carney

Special Young Pup Abandoned at Dump Still Looking For Home

Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, would like you to meet Bonnie, a special young pup who is hoping to put her difficult past behind her and find a bright future. According to the rescue, “Bonnie was part of a litter that was found abandoned at a garbage dump in Mississippi.” She is now living safe and sound with a loving foster family.

Massachusetts · 20d

Dianna Carney

6-Week-Old Puppy Searching For His Place in The World

A local and dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), would like you to meet Manning Sport, a young puppy who is in need of a new home after coming into their care. According to the rescue, “All the way from Tennessee, the SPORT litter are showing up and showing out to be the best players in any league (and family)!” He is now living safe and sound with a loving foster family while he awaits what comes next.

Massachusetts · 6d

Dianna Carney

Adopted as a Puppy, Then Returned: Now Little Pico Is Waiting Again With Zero Applications

A 7-year-old, 17-pound dog named Pico is in foster care in Rhode Island, and after a few weeks in a loving home, he still hasn't received a single adoption application. That is the number Small Dog Rescue of New England is hoping to change before November, Adopt a Senior Dog Month, comes to a close, and the volunteer organization is making its case for the boy it calls "this special boy."

Rhode Island · 2d

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7 Dishes Young Women Made for a Boyfriend's Parents in the 1950s-60s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. In the 1950s and early 1960s, a young woman who invited her boyfriend's parents for dinner was making an argument. She was saying, without saying it, that she knew how to run a house. The menu was evidence. What she chose to cook mattered as much as how she set the table, and she knew it.

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Dianna Carney

Sweet Dog Whose Owner Decided Not to Keep Has Been Waiting Over 2 Years in Foster Care

A local and dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), would like you to meet Remmy, a cuddly pup who is still searching for her second chance at happiness. According to the rescue, “Remmy is one of four dogs being surrendered from a home in Tennessee because their owner has decided not to keep them. How has this wonderful pup been looking for her forever family for over 2 YEARS now?”

Massachusetts · 19d

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Citing Pope Leo XIV and Two Predecessors, Talarico Pledges to Work With Catholics to Reduce Abortion and Expand Health Care

Texas · 19d

Letters from Leo

Outgoing NYC Cardinal Dolan Faces Unprecedented Catholic Backlash After Comparing Kirk to St. Paul

New York, NY · 4d

Letters from Leo

JD Vance Attacked His Faith. Now Pastor Adam Hamilton Could Flip Kansas for the First Time Since 1932.

Kansas · 5d

Jim DeLillo

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He Died on Halloween 100 Years Ago. His Wife Spent a Decade Trying to Reach Him.

On Halloween night in 1936, a small gathering assembled on the rooftop of a Hollywood hotel. There were reporters, magicians, spiritualists, and a woman who had spent ten years waiting for a message from her dead husband.

Appleton, WI · 12d

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