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Summer heat can be deadly, especially if you are not careful. Several children, and even pets, have recently been left in locked cars.

Thirty-six New York restaurant wine lists have been honored in "The World of Fine Wine"'s inaugural World's Best Wine Lists 2014.

Growing backyard fruits and vegetables used to mean clearing out a patch of land, preparing the soil, spending hours digging, planting, fertilizing, watering and then tending a garden for several months before reaping the reward of a crop.

In Maine, cold is good for a lot of things: wood stoves, snow, lobster, and, as it turns out, oysters all year long.

The cost to produce a BLT, America's favorite summer sandwich, hit a record high of $1.65 in May and will continue to take a bigger bite out of wallets in the coming months, given a pig virus that has ramped up bacon prices and drought-stricken salad crops in California.

There are muffins, of course. And pancakes. And the obligatory fruit salad. But then what? After all the usual suspects, how do you handle a seasonal abundance of blueberries? As long as you're willing to consider a few fresh approaches, it's actually easy and delicious to press them into service.

The Sacramento Bee reports the devastating virus, spread through fecal matter, has affected 5,000 farms and killed more than 8 million piglets.

Two of children's most reviled vegetables, Brussels sprouts and kale, have come together to become one of the most celebrated hybrids in recent history.

The Daily Mirror reported that the Hollywood star, 50, treated himself to a A 6.35 cheeseburger meal with chips at a Wimpy in Essex.

The TV news anchor and investigative reporter famous for delving into hair-raising stories like his 1996 expose of serial killer Richard Speck's life in Stateville Prison, today applies his information-gathering skills to all things prairie.

You've probably heard of unlimited drink refills, but how about unlimited appetizers? TGI Fridays is hoping to lure more diners into its restaurants with just that.

Running a restaurant - any restaurant - is hard work. But running Farm Stand in El Segundo is harder than hard work, it's like Sisyphus, the Greek king who was doomed to pushing that rock up a hill for eternity.

This sleepy town is so picturesque that Hollywood has used it as the backdrop for such films as "The Prince of Tides" and "Forest Gump," and while there are many lovely cafes, bakeries, chocolateries, coffee shops and restaurants in the district, you won't find a Starbucks or a McDonald's in town.

Don't wait for your kids to tell you they're thirsty before offering them water, experts say.

Switzerland is to ban imports of live pigs and pork from several EU countries, including Bulgaria, in a bid to stop an African swine fever outbreak from reaching the country.

Freedom Market in Kelso, Washington - 45 miles north of Portland - was scheduled to begin sales at noon Tuesday, but the pot delivery scheduled for late morning got delayed, and then delayed some more.

The 30th annual Parker County Peach Festival is expected to draw more than 30,000 people on Saturday to downtown Weatherford, where festivalgoers can take in music, children's activities, arts and crafts, and of course, peaches.

Drinking coffee before a workout can help burn more calories. That's the conclusion of a study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise.

The potato salad fundraising campaign on the website Kickstarter hit the $50,000 mark Tuesday, with 3,858 backers.

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