That grey gunk in your washer is actually your home's water sending a message.

Stick with a gentle or normal cycle using cold water and a shorter run time to help prevent fading, shrinking, and everyday wear and tear. Skip high dryer heat whenever you can—opt for low heat or air ...

Here's how to wash silk pillowcases, explained by laundry pros. Plus, info on how often to wash silk pillowcases, remove stains from them, and get wrinkles out.

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White socks fresh from the store have that gorgeous, pristine white—but as we all know, all too soon the bottoms of the socks (and perhaps the whole rest of it, too) turn a dingy gray. Fortunately, ...

Mildew on a shower curtain is not a sign that you never clean. It is often the result of a few small habits that quietly trap ...

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Maintaining a home a century ago required a level of physical labor that borders on unimaginable today. People spent nearly all their waking hours scrubbing, lifting, and mending just to keep a ...

State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including offenses related to expired meat, cockroaches ...

Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with ...

NOGALES, Ariz. — Officials discovered two cross-border drug tunnels in the Nogales area over a 24-hour period, one of which contained more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff ...