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Shoppers who want a decent bottle of wine with dinner--but don't know the difference between a sauvignon blanc and a pinot noir--often feel overwhelmed. But many have decided to avoid...

The only thing I don't love about summer is sleeping in a hot, muggy bedroom, so I'm a big fan of air conditioning. Cooling a house can cost more than...

When rain falls on our homes and surrounding land our first impulse may be to get the storm water runoff away from our property as quickly as possible, but uncontrolled...

The time-honored way to fix malfunctioning electronic devices at one time was a good whack. But in the era of computer chips and solid-state circuitry, the whack has been unplugged....

It began as a leaked commentary on the Bush administration's confrontation with Iraq. In recent weeks, however, the so-called Downing Street Memo has become a rallying cry for critics of...

Could America's mouth be heading south? Depends on who's talking. About 40 percent of the nation's population will be living in 16 Southern states by 2030, many of them Northern...

Amid the sound of triple-load dryers turning and the smell of detergent, four kids sat around a table, writing stories about a trip to the beach. "I want to see...

Mosquitoes have been around for 170 million years, and 176 different species have been identified. And in every inhabitable corner of the world, humans are on the mosquito menu, according...

Naughty-looking pop icon Britney Spears is talking sex and marveling at her ... knees. Bobby Brown, the frequently incarcerated bad boy of R&B, is joyfully singing the "Gilligan's Island" theme...

Forget about baseball's relentless steroids scandal of '05. What about sunflower seeds possibly going on the endangered species list? "Supplies are going to be very short," said John Sandbakken, director...