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The school drop-off and pick-up lane is torture because of some parents. Does it have to be this painful? What constitutes proper etiquette?
Ginger wins the prize among readers who answered Patch’s informal survey. She ordered cereal but got a hammer and hacksaw blade instead.
As of Aug. 8, a listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meats had killed three people and sickened 43, according to the CDC.
Parents are looking for coupons, deals and sales to save on what’s expected to be a $38.8m billion back-to-school shopping spree this year.
Up to 100 shooting stars an hour may be seen as the fireball-rich Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Is a meteor storm predicted?
With Friday Night 5G Lights, T-Mobile (with help from Gronk) is providing a platform for small towns to compete for a game-changing upgrade.
Around 7 in 10 Americans say in the last year extreme heat has had an impact on their electricity bills, ranging from minor to major.
Some Democratic-controlled states enacted laws to protect doctors who use telemedicine to see patients in places that have abortion bans.
Bowing to Brazil's Rebeca Andrade at the medal podium, Americans Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles showed where the sport is headed.
Boeing factory workers told the National Transportation Safety Board about working at jobs they're not qualified for and other mistakes.
This is part of a broader effort to restructure the Army to be better able to fight against a sophisticated adversary like China or Russia.
Be very careful about concepts and how you apply them. Why? Because you will live within them – for good and for ill.
The daily habit could cost them close to $200 more a year as prices for America’s favorite beverage continue to rise.
See some of the most amazing Olympic medal moments and the athletes who gave their all in Week 1 of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
The FDA finds more ground cinnamon products have elevated lead levels; Amazon’s on the hook for its third-party sellers’ hazardous products.
Bullies, conspiracy theories and politicizing everything can suck the fun out of interacting on community social media forums, readers said.
Eight years ago in Rio de Janeiro, Biles was a teenage prodigy. Now, she's an icon. One who remains peerless even when she's not perfect.
The 24 people freed included a collection of journalists and political dissidents, suspected spies, a computer hacker and a fraudster.
The Memorial Wall and Garden is in Des Plaines, IL.