Today’s Scorpio sun and Pisces moon fold the calendar into spirit time. The veil thins; saints crowd the air with memory. On this day in medieval Europe, people baked “soul cakes” for beggars, who promised to pray for the dead. Bells tolled to comfort souls in purgatory. Food was left ...

(AP) — Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities around the country were again causing delays at airports on Friday as the government shutdown neared the one-month mark. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been warning that travelers would start to see more ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump posted on his ...

BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over the remains of two more hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week. The two sets of remains were given to the ...

Finding solutions to bitter brews Dear Heloise: We tried the hint for how to make coffee less bitter by adding 1/8 teaspoon of table salt when making drip coffee. Ugh! It tasted terrible; I’ll take the bitterness! My favorite creamer balances any bitterness perfectly. No offense meant to ...