WASHINGTON ― After a year of painstaking negotiations that seemed for a time to be going nowhere, Senate Democrats on Sunday approved sweeping legislation aiming to reduce the nation’s output of greenhouse gases and make health care more affordable.

The vote was split 50-50 along pa

When you clean your kitchen, daily to-dos like wiping down countertops, doing the dishes, taking out the trash, and sweeping the floors are expected. But stuck-on food, grime, and limescale can build up in your large and countertop kitchen appliances. The good news is, there's a way to ma

BBQ Grilled Wegetables on Skewers with Fresh Herbs and Spices. Summer Barbecue Food.

This summer, the Argentinian chef Francis Mallmann, a legend in live-fire cookery, published Green Fire, a book exploring “extraordinary” ways to grill vegetables. Consider it a significant marker,

BBQ Grilled Wegetables on Skewers with Fresh Herbs and Spices. Summer Barbecue Food.

This summer, the Argentinian chef Francis Mallmann, a legend in live-fire cookery, published Green Fire, a book exploring “extraordinary” ways to grill vegetables. Consider it a significant marker,

Leftover mashed potatoes have long been used to make a traditional version of scones in Scotland. The tattie scone was a way to stretch leftover mash into a hot pan-fried breakfast treat. But they are definitively more of a potato patty.

But the concept of the tattie scone got me thinkin

ALAMO - MAY 17: Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home ... [+] in Alamo, Calif., on Monday, May 17, 2021. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Living in the sunshine state, I've wanted to go solar for about as long as I

In New Brunswick's northernmost town, signs of an industrial era still loom over the waterfront.

Dalhousie's sweeping view of the Restigouche River and Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula is partially blocked by a rusting metal fuel pipeline and mangled fences around a vast tract of

Richmond, Virginia residents clearly have a good sense of humor (and taste in music).As the city introduces a new street sweeper for bike lanes, it engaged residents in a March Madness-style stand to decide a name for the machine, eventually landing on MF BROOM, a piece by the late hip-hop artist

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This highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District this week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones. (NEW) or (UPDATE) indicate revisions since last week

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