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How to spot and help someone in a mental health crisis

(AP) — Experts wish more people spotted the signs earlier: feeling overwhelmed, not feeling "like yourself," shifts in sleep, behavior and mood. The United States has a mental health problem, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. More young people, especially girls, are reporting poor mental health. And while the national suicide rate fell slightly in 2024, it did so from one of its highest levels ever reported. Mental health crises can happen abruptly or build to a tipping point over time. They can be fueled by a sudden loss or traumatic event, ...

Horoscope

The highly original and creatively vibrant alignment of Mars and Neptune in Aries highlights individuality. People think differently — some in words, some in images, and some in impulses that flow to movement. Don’t assume the others are thinking like you. Pause, wonder and give yourself over to curiosity before reaction. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Some days, the road feels endless, like the work might never loosen its grip on you. Only a couple more reps of this vibe. There is freedom on the other side. So breathe, straighten your crown and keep going. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). ...

Retired husband is rewriting house rules

Dear Annie: My husband retired eight months ago, and ever since then, our home has felt less like a place to relax and more like a company he has decided to manage. After years of leaving early, coming home late and barely noticing whether the bath towels matched, he is suddenly very interested in how everything is done and has strong opinions about all of it. He has started announcing new “house rules” as though he is issuing office memos. Shoes may no longer be left by the door. The dishwasher must be run only at night. Lunch should not be eaten in the den. The mail must be ...

Hints From Heloise

Trying out fruits at the grocery store Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jim R., in Houston, wrote about people who are eating produce that they haven’t purchased. But there is another view on this issue. Purchasing grapes, for example, without tasting them, often leads to sour grapes — literally. It is a conundrum: If I test a grape, I am eating pesticides; if I don’t test a grape, then I am likely buying bad grapes, which will go to waste. Often, when I purchase grapes or cherries without tasting them, I end up with bad fruit! ...

Britain celebrates late Queen Elizabeth II as a style icon to mark her centenary

LONDON (AP) — The late Queen Elizabeth II believed the monarch had to be seen to be believed. And she made sure that was true even when Britain’s famously changeable weather intervened, pioneering the use of a clear plastic raincoat so that a stodgy black umbrella didn’t obscure her from public view. That raincoat is one of some 300 garments and other fashion artifacts that go on display Friday at the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace in an exhibit that celebrates the late queen’s life and reign as Britain prepares to mark the centenary of her birth. The most comprehensive ...

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights

HOUSTON (AP) — Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon’s far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check. With NASA’s lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What’s next? And how do you top that? “To people all around the world who look up and dream about what is possible, the long wait is over,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said as he introduced Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen at Saturday’s ...