Every winter, humidifiers seem to pop up everywhere. Stacked on store shelves, spotlighted in home-care roundups and quietly humming in bedrooms across the country. And it’s not hard to understand why ...

A church court in the Anglican Church in North America has acquitted a bishop of charges of failing to carry out his duties.

Authorities say a prominent California farmer has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife. Michael Abatti was arrested Tuesday. He is awaiting extradition ...

Winter is prime time for scale insects, mealybugs, aphids, spider mites, fungus gnats, and whiteflies, which attack the soil, stems, and leaves of houseplants. The stagnant indoor conditions and soil ...

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