Learn how to protect your car from winter salt and rust with simple steps that keep it running and looking better through the cold season.

Q: I recently tried to rent a car from Avis in Bangor, Maine. When I arrived at the counter, a representative said that I couldn’t rent from the company because I was on its Do Not Rent list. The ...

Most modern headlights will turn foggy eventually, a danger both to you and other drivers. But there are lots of ways to make them as good as new.

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

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Want to learn how to do a DIY ring clean? Here, we ask jewelry pros to give us the inside scoop on how to clean a diamond ring at home.

Getting back into running after a long break is a slog. Those first few workouts will make you wonder if you ever really enjoyed running in the first place. You can’t catch your breath. You’d swear ...

Icicles hang from the front bumper of a parked car during a winter storm on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Richardson. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer You step outside, ready to leave, and your car is ...

There are 11 federal holidays in 2026, and if you’re one of the lucky Americans with paid time off, a little strategy can turn those fixed dates into something more generous. You can take long ...

Wondering how to get kids off their phones? Try these strategies for a reset. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; d3sign / Moment / Getty Among the most difficult parenting tasks, there are few as ...

With some planning, you can turn 10 days of PTO in 2026 into 40 days of long breaks to return to work refreshed. It takes planning, but pair your PTO with federal holidays to get at least four days ...