If your toolbox is missing the basics, projects get harder fast. These inexpensive tools cover the gaps most people overlook.

While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Battery problems rarely arrive out of nowhere. Long before a car refuses to start or a phone dies at 20 percent, small ...

Ignition coils sit at the center of every gasoline engine’s spark, yet they usually stay invisible until something goes wrong. When a coil starts to fail, the symptoms can look like fuel problems, ...

Fluke Corp. has introduced a new, easy-to-use utility multimeter designed to help utility workers, linemen and electricians, to quickly diagnose electrical problems. The Fluke 113 Utility Multimeter ...

When you receive your credit card bill, you'll notice two different balances: the statement balance and the current balance. Conventional wisdom says that you should always pay off your statement ...

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Although marijuana is still a Schedule I substance and illegal under federal law, many states have legalized its use in recent years. A Pew Research Center analysis found that 54 percent of Americans ...

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Notable: Seattle is up to 54% to earn the No. 1 seed after beating the Panthers on Sunday, according to The Athletic's playoff predictor. If they beat the Niners on Saturday night, they'll win the No.