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Help! I Missed a Cruise and the Cruise Line’s Own Travel Insurance Won’t Pay.
A young woman booked her first big trip, a Mediterranean cruise on Norwegian, but missed the boat when her flight was delayed. Since she bought the cruise line’s own travel protection plan, why is she stuck with the bill?
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The right way to spot-clean your couch, based on the fabric
Not all upholstery is created equal — and using the wrong technique to clean your furniture could cause permanent damage.
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Carolyn Hax: Son’s fiancée is offended by comment aimed at someone else
Son’s fiancée, who had a child out of wedlock, overhears future in-laws’ lament about a different single mom.
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Miss Manners: My friend is exhausting when we hang out
How does this letter writer hang out with a talkative friend that leaves them feeling exhausted?
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Ask Amy: I’ve been single for a decade. Are my standards too high?
She’s been single for a decade and wonders if she lets guys go too easily.
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Loaded Nachos
Layers of chips, saucy meat, beans, cheese and salsa give these sheet pan nachos lots of texture and all the right flavors.
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Trump holds large lead over Haley in South Carolina, Post-Monmouth poll finds
The former South Carolina governor has seen her favorability fall in her home state while Trump’s has improved.
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Trump spent more than $55 million in donor money on legal fees last year, filings show
The latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show former president Donald Trump diverted enormous sums of donor money to cover his mounting legal fees, and how funding dried up for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s super PAC.
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Why Trump’s MAGA Republican movement dislikes Taylor Swift
Some conservatives are spreading baseless claims about the pop star and her Super Bowl-bound beau being a “psyop” — psychological operation — meant to draw voters to the Democratic Party.
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Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore’s ex-prosecutor, testifies at mortgage fraud trial
Mosby, defending herself against mortgage fraud charges, told the jury that she placed her trust in her husband, her mortgage broker and her real estate agent.