Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of July 21. For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact apcustomersupport@ap.org or call 877-836-9477. For reruns of stories, call Customer Support, customersupport@ap.org, 877-836-9477. For photo reruns, visit the photo archive. For questions, contact Julia Rubin at jrubin@ap.org or Mallika Sen at msen@ap.org.
FOOD
Food-Travel-Vacation House Kitchen: Vacation rentals often mean sparse, unfamiliar kitchens. But cooking in them is not only possible, but also can be a fun challenge. Without your usual tools and ingredients, meals become creative experiments. By Katie Workman. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos.
Pumpkin Spice Latte-By the Numbers: Starbucks said Monday that its Pumpkin Spice Latte will return to store menus in the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 26. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is Starbucks’ most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since the espresso drink’s 2003 launch. It’s also produced a host of imitations. A look at the numbers. SENT Monday, photos.
Food-MilkStreet-Stir Fried Gochuhang Chicken: Spicy-sweet gochujang elevates this simple chicken stir-fry. By Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. SENT Monday, photos.
TRAVEL
Travel-TV-Q&A-Tracee Ellis Ross: Actor Tracee Ellis Ross stars in a new docuseries for Roku about solo travel. “Tracee Travels,” a three-episode series that debuts July 25 on The Roku Channel. Q&A. 650 words. By Alicia Rancilio. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos, video.
GARDENING
Gardening-Native Annuals: Native plants can be annuals as well as perennials. They’re often overlooked heroes in the garden. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
Climate-Heat-Bees: As global temperatures rise under climate change, the bees responsible for pollinating many crops are under increasing stress and scientists are trying to understand how they are affected. Scientists worry that heat makes the bees more vulnerable to disease. SENT Monday, photos, video.
FAMILY/RELATIONSHIPS
Texas Floods-The Missing: Like the families of the missing after the July 4 Texas floods, survivors of disaster’s victims worldwide often suffer from what grief experts call ambiguous loss: the agony of living in the absence of a loved one whose fate is uncertain. SENT Monday, photos.
BE WELL
Glucose Monitors: Continuous glucose monitors have life-saving benefits for people with diabetes, but there’s scant evidence that they are useful for people with normal blood sugar levels. But hope -- and hype -- are growing around these and other wearable health technologies. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos.
MONEY
Tariffs-Holiday Shopping: With summer at its midpoint in the United States, retail executives are sweating a different season. It’s 22 weeks before Christmas, a time when businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices. But President Donald Trump’s vacillating trade policies have complicated those end-of-year plans. The consequences for consumers. SENT Sunday, photos.
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In case you missed it:
PURSUITS: Books-Romance Novels-Community.
TECH: One Tech Tip-Cleaning Your Devices.
FAMILY/PARENTING: Labubu-Blockbuster Toys; AP Poll-Teen Life Goals; Memory Cafes.
SUSTAINABLE FASHION: Climate Choices-Sustainable Fashion.
BE WELL: Extreme Heat-Animal Safety; Choking; Brazil-Capoeira.
GARDENING: Growing Degree Days.
TRAVEL: Family Road Trips; Airport Security-Smoother Checkpoints; Disneyland-70th Anniversary.
FOOD: Food-MilkStreet-Indian Spiced Pork Burgers.
— The AP
