Breaking News

Uncategorized

Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics inspire belief

ROSEMEAD, Calif. (AP) — Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California. Before her were tooth and finger bone relics believed to belong to Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism who is said to have attained enlightenment in India about 2,500 years ago. “To be able to see the Buddha, to get close to him and feel the energy — it’s very special for a Buddhist,” Nguyen said. Every Lunar New Year, the Wei Mountain Temple in Rosemead, California, publicly displays what it calls the “10,000 Buddha Relics,” ...

FBI probes Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The FBI is investigating the shooting, which erupted a day after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, as a potential act of terrorism. Police in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used both a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said. The shooting happened outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden just before 2 a.m. along Sixth ...

Reddick makes NASCAR history with third straight win to start the season

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyler Reddick’s latest win drove him straight into the NASCAR record books. Reddick held off hard-charging Shane van Gisbergen over the final 20 laps at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday to become the first Cup Series driver to win the first three races of the season. Driving a Toyota co-owned by Michael Jordan, Reddick won the season-opening Daytona 500 and a week later at Atlanta, then won from the pole in the first road course race of the year. Jordan, the basketball Hall of Famer and six-time NBA champion, was with Reddick’s 23XI pit crew ...

Dating, equality and breaking old patterns

Dear Annie: For most of my life, I picked the wrong partners. Over time, I realized it wasn’t bad luck. I was choosing what I had seen, not what I had actually done the work to earn. Those patterns came from my family and the system I grew up in, and I kept recreating them. A few years ago, I left that behind and made a full 180. I simplified my life, built routines and took responsibility for my choices instead of repeating familiar dynamics. The calmer and more grounded my life became, the clearer it was that my old way of dating no longer matched who I am now. To avoid repeating ...

Horoscope

Many of us will be assessing the value of an item, deal, relationship or focus — especially one that takes more than it gives. A conjunction of Mercury and Venus urges us to lean into subjectivity and personalize the transaction. The most pertinent question to pose is not “what’s it worth?” but “what’s it worth to me?” ARIES (March 21-April 19). True: There are things you can’t unsee. Truer: Nothing you see can be unseen. Each vision that goes into your beautiful brain is stored on some level, conscious or unconscious. So put yourself where the sights will fortify and ...

Hints From Heloise

Activated charcoal absorbs odors Dear Heloise: When I moved into an apartment that had recently become nonsmoking, I quickly learned that the odor from previous tenants can linger for far longer than expected. Even after maintenance aired out the apartment with a fan, the tobacco smell was so strong that I woke up my first night coughing and uncomfortable. The next day, I visited a hardware store and asked for advice. I was told to try activated charcoal, which comes in a small plastic container about the size of an onion-dip tub. I removed the lids and placed one container in each ...