Writer-director Embeth Davidtz offers a beguiling film inspired by Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir about her childhood in southern Africa during the 1980s, when British families like hers were the target of nationalist guerillas.

During threatening weather, avoid camping or parking your vehicle along streams, rivers or creeks, North Carolina Emergency Management recommends. Also, avoid parking your car in flood-prone areas. Move it to higher ground, Graney said. But it should be somewhere accessible, in case you need to leave to avoid a flood.

Certain takeout containers should never be used to reheat food. When hunger and laziness coincide, reheating last night's leftovers in the microwave seems like the best idea. But if you reheat them in the plastic container they came in, you could be ingesting microplastics and harmful chemicals.

The good news is that most states don't tax Social Security benefits at all. In more than 80% of all U.S. states, Social Security income is completely exempt from any state income taxes.

Washington Post publisher and CEO Will Lewis is urging staffers who don’t “feel aligned” with the paper’s new direction to take a buyout and leave.

Warm weather often means the emergence of pests —even on our houseplants. Summer is a crucial time to examine your indoor plants for signs of insects and other pests, as early removal or treatment can often curb an infestation before it gets out of hand.

Dear Eric: At a recent family gathering pictures were made and then posted on social media. I had not seen them, but I did participate at the time. I don’t want my pictures posted for personal reasons and it causes mental distress seeing them. I don’t feel that I can ask for them to be removed without causing a rift in the family.

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Centrist Rep. Don Bacon, one of the most vulnerable House Republicans, said this week he doesn’t have the “hunger” for another grueling reelection campaign and won’t run for a sixth term next year.