Q How can I clean black soot off the masonry in front of my fireplace? A Cleaning masonry can bsse a challenge because it’s often so porous. There are a handful of options that I know about but, ...

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in ...

For the first time since December 2024, the Federal Reserve decided to lower interest rates. It was a modest cut — interest rates will decrease by a quarter of a percentage point — but in announcing ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon DMV said Wednesday it will be making several changes at their field offices next month, saying the moves will "offer customers more consistent, predictable service." One ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This story is no longer being updated. Click here for the most recent information on Helene. Hurricane Helene continues to intesify ahead of landfall, it is currently Category 4 ...

MANY, Louisiana (KLTV) - The Sabine River Authority in Louisiana is taking new steps to build a case for selling water from Toledo Bend Reservoir to Texas investors. On Thursday, the authority ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - With the new school year in full swing across the Big Bend, students are not the only ones aiming for top grades — school districts are working hard to earn high marks, too.

The Steelers, with familial Irish roots, hung on to win the NFL's first regular-season game in Ireland. After a nightmare performance against the Vikings in Europe a year ago, veteran QB Aaron Rodgers ...

Wide receiver Jaden Greathouse, kicker Noah Burnette, and two other players are listed as questionable. Tight end Cooper Flanagan, who was injured in January, has returned to practice in a limited ...

This political cartoon was ridiculing Abraham Lincoln's leadership in the Civil War. (Library of Congress) Presidents get the pointy end of withering insults. Politics doesn’t always beget civility.

If you’ve walked or driven through downtown Redmond recently, you’ve likely noticed a huge splash of color across what use to be a giant gray wall. Bend muralists Megan Stumpfig and Hamid Naemeh are ...