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On a daily basis, we tend to use a number of devices, including cellphones, laptops and tablets. Each device needs to be fully charged for its best use.

Whether you’re trying to plan a safe and affordable road trip before the school year starts or just looking for ways to cool your car without wasting fuel -- we found out everything you need to know from the auto experts at Consumer Reports.

We don’t want you to lose money to scammers this summer, and the best way to protect yourself is to know a common summer scheme involves your air conditioning unit.

News4JAX talked with a local air conditioning company about the most common reasons A/C units fail — and what you can do to prevent them.

The suspected driver of the truck packed with migrants, including 53 who died earlier this week in San Antonio, was unaware that the air conditioning unit had failed, according to court documents.

Keep cool this summer with window AC units from LG, GE, Frigidaire and more.

How soon might an ultra-powerful computer be able to crack any password? Soon enough for billions to be spent preparing now.

From the record highs and AC to open window weather...

A Q&A with economists Ann Case and Angus Deaton on how disappearing low-wage jobs and the decline of family life fueled the opioid epidemic — and why politicians are still failing working-class Americans.

Have you made the seasonal switch yet?  You know, AC to heat.  The next round of cold weather may have you reaching for the thermostat.  Increasing wind Tuesday and Wednesday will make it feel colder.  Open window weather returns Thursday after a chilly start.

Carolyn Waibel, who is a moderate, told Insider she was the subject of "unrelenting harassment" from a small, but volatile group of community members.

Beat the heat with this mini portable AC

Utility bills typically shoot up this time of year, as homeowners crank up their central air conditioning. To keep costs down, you might try to skimp on the AC—but that can create squabbles in th...

"The sheer number of weapons options it brought to the battlefield was wild," a former Air Force combat controller said of the AC-130W.

A Louisiana man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with members of the Aryan Circle (AC) and others to sell methamphetamine. He is the fourth and final defendant charged in the conspiracy to enter a guilty plea. While Louque himself is not known to be an AC member, the drug conspiracy was uncovered as part of Operation Noble Virtue, an investigation into the AC that has targeted AC leadership. Previously entering guilty pleas as part of this conspiracy were Jeremy Klintman, 38, of Texas; Eulalio Torres-Cadenas, 43, of Mexico; and Breanna Beckley, 40, of Texas. OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States, using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.

Just in time to save you some money on your summer trips: Consumer Reports has some 10 ways to make sure you’re getting the most miles for your buck.

The Pacific Northwest is melting now, but all across America the infrastructure we have was built for the wrong century.

A heat wave across the west is forcing many Coloradans to turn on the AC earlier than usual.

Over the past months, with folks working and studying at home, homeowners began to appreciate their central air conditioning systems more than ever. In fact, 14 percent of the members we surveyed...

Take camping to new heights and get away from the noise.

Five indictments in three different states were unsealed today indicting a total of twenty-four defendants, including alleged Aryan Circle (AC) gang members and associates, on charges of racketeering conspiracy, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, drug conspiracy, and unlawful firearms trafficking. One of the indictments in the Eastern District of Texas charges six alleged AC members and associates with a racketeering conspiracy that includes acts involving murder, five alleged AC members with assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeering, and two alleged AC members with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in aid of racketeering. That indictment also charges Daniel Wade Holler, aka “Knucklehead,” 34, of Texas, with accessory after the fact relating to the same attack. In recent years, the AC’s structure and influence expanded outside of prisons to rural and suburban areas in numerous states. Members, and oftentimes associates, are required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members without question.

"Sometimes, I think I'm falling apart," she began an article on Oprah.com called "The New Midlife Crisis." The story, which soon went viral, described the "hallucinatory panic about money" experienced by women in their 40s and 50s today. This year, Calhoun has published a book expanding on that article, titled, "Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis. AC: Women felt like they'd grown up with these really high expectations for what they'd be able to achieve. A lot of women felt if they weren't taking advantage of all the opportunities they had, they were letting down womanhood, or their mothers, or themselves.

Federal program Energy Star did not have Floridians in mind when it made recommendations for in-home air conditioners. The program recommends to help keep costs down, you might try to skimp on the AC but that can create squabbles in the family over which temperature setting is more comfortable. Energy Star, a joint federal program run by the DOE and the Environmental Protection Agency, recommends that for optimal cooling and energy efficiency, the coolest you should keep your house is 78 Fand thats only when youre at home and awake. If you arent comfortable at 78 F, lower the temperature a degree at a time and let your system reach the new setting before ratcheting it down further. If you find these temperatures appalling, Florida's Public Service Commission also recommended keeping your thermostat at 78 degrees and raising it a few degrees when you leave for the day.

freeimages.comJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - When temperatures get dangerously hot, as they have been this summer in Jacksonville, it's the busiest season for air conditioning companies. Experts say there are ways to help protect your air conditioning unit even though it's working overtime. You probably know someone whose air conditioner has gone out this summer or maybe your unit has broken down. Stefan Schuler's family owns Climate Masters air conditioning business in St. Augustine and says business is booming. But if your AC unit is broken, Schuler strongly suggests buying a system from a local dealer that is certified with warranty.

High tech lighting and AC system protects Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpiece Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by the light of the sun coming through small windows, and now 450 years after his death, his masterpieces are being seen in a whole new light provided by 7,000 LEDs. The chapel is also getting a new ventilation system. Allen Pizzey reports.