CHARLOTTE — A family in Ballantyne is expressing their concerns after they say their washing machine shook so violently, it ended up in shambles. “I was just sitting in my office, kind of working, and ...

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Pssst! Here’s a secret your kids don’t want you to know: the buttons on the washing machine work virtually the same way as the buttons on their favorite devices. If you’re thinking what I’m thinking, ...

Can front-loading washing machines turn into death traps for inquisitive children? Since 2014, an estimated 3,000 children under the age of 5 have been rushed to the emergency room for injuries ...

Don’t clean your kids in the washing machine. Don’t dry your cell phone in the microwave. And be sure not to read the phone book while driving. Those are among the winning entries in this year’s Wacky ...

The last time I brought clothes to the laundromat to be washed, dried, and folded, it cost $52. That is a perfectly acceptable price for many items — like a new pair of shoes, or a watch — but for a ...

Parents who wash dishes by hand, instead of in a dishwasher, are less likely to have kids with allergies, according to a new study from Sweden. While the researchers can’t say avoiding dishwashing ...

Kids have the darndest habit of fighting good hygiene, tooth and nail. (Literally.) As parents, we’ve always tried to convey that cleanliness is next to godliness but these days, our kid’s fingernail ...

The first dishwashing machine patent went to Joel Houhgton in 1850. The wooden machine wasn’t very affective; its wheel had to be turned by hand to wet the dishes. Unaware of such a patent, socialite ...

Trust us, it's worth the extra effort of making sure these things never end up in your next load of laundry. It’s happened to all of us. You’re at the grocery store, pay in cash, and get your change ...