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Flower designer Jo Oliver uses roses, seckle pears and thistle to showcase an unexpected autumn palette in her home in West River, Md., shown Oct. 21, 2019. Over the chest, George Nelson's Cigar Sconces from Design Within Reach frame two illustrations by Washington artist Elizabeth Graeber.

This fall, drop the decor cliches

October 31, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

Instead of the traditional oranges and burgundys, Oliver takes inspiration from the subtle changes of color and texture she sees in the rolling hills and the fading gardens around her...

Halloween decorations piled with snow in yards along Cook Street on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 in Barrington. Cook Street is one of the busiest streets for trick or treaters because it is packed with kids and neighbors are known for handing out full-size candy bars to the kids and refilling wine glasses for the adults. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Trick or treat? A region-by-region Halloween weather forecast

November 13, 2019 at 2:10 p.m.

Halloween's shaping up to be a rough go for many, with a wild jet stream pattern slicing the nation in two and bringing weather of opposing extremes. The stage is...

My son shouldn’t have to carry a blue pumpkin

October 30, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

At 7, my autistic son now mostly follows the "required" social protocol for Halloween. We've gone over how he shouldn't stand in front of someone's candy bowl and root through...

Metals company wants to sell its $250 million Texas ranch with an industrial past

October 30, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

Alcoa Corp. is trying to sell its ranch. The metals giant is looking to jettison as much as $1 billion in assets, including the roughly 32,000-acre property in Rockdale, Texas,...

Author Gina Mulligan, founder of Girls Love Mail, at her dining room table beside a basket filled with the letters she received during her treatment.

A breast cancer support campaign shows the power of letters

October 30, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

A single card, written by a stranger, became an important touchstone for the recipient, a woman who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The woman kept the card on her...

There’s a growing debate over spaying and neutering dogs

October 29, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

Beneath the fluffy backsides of Valerie Robson's two male golden retrievers is an unusual sight: intact anatomy. Neither dog is neutered. This presents occasional challenges. Astro and Rumble are barred...

Inside the creation of travel-worthy haunted houses

October 29, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

When Ben Armstrong goes to work this time of year, his schedule is pretty full. As co-owner of Netherworld Haunted House near Atlanta, Armstrong has to check on the food...

Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, rings a ceremonial bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, as his company's stock opens for trading, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.

Virgin Galactic becomes first public space tourism company

October 29, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

Virgin Galactic stock popped in its New York Stock Exchange debut Monday, with shares rising more as much as 8 percent as investors welcomed the first publicly traded space tourism...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the J Street National Conference, with the hosts of "Pod Save the World," Tommy Vietor, left, and Ben Rhodes, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Washington.

Bernie Sanders offers marijuana legalization plan

October 29, 2019 at 11:46 a.m.

Sen. Bernie Sanders released a proposal Thursday to legalize marijuana across the country and expunge criminal convictions related to the drug, embracing an overhaul of federal laws on the eve...

In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018 photo, an unidentified 15-year-old high school student uses a vaping device near the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass. Health and education officials across the country are raising alarms over wide underage use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. The devices heat liquid into an inhalable vapor that's sold in sugary flavors like mango and mint — and often with the addictive drug nicotine.

CDC: Most people who died from vaping-linked disease used products containing THC

October 29, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Most people who died from vaping-related injuries used products containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, federal health officials said Friday, offering another data point tying the outbreak of lung...

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