If you’re seeking relief from the blistering summer heat, resist the urge to dramatically turn down your thermostat.
“Definitely don’t do that,” said Jennifer Amann, senior fellow in the buildings program at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a nonprofit group. “It’s not going to really cool your home any faster.”
End of carouselShe and other experts say cranking down your thermostat will only strain your air conditioner, which already has to work harder when it’s hot out. Read More...
Explore More Iowa State football is losing yet another starter to the university’s sports gambling scandal.
Offensive lineman Jake Remsburg was suspended six games by the NCAA, the Des Moines Register reported on Friday.
Remsburg reportedly did not place bets on any Iowa State games but wagered on other college football and college basketball teams.
University officials declined to comment on the suspension, according to the Register, instead issuing a statement. Read More...
NEW YORK (AP) — Questioned for a lawsuit, former President Donald Trump hurled insults and threatened to sue the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s, according to excerpts of his testimony unsealed by a court on Friday.
Portions of his October deposition in a lawsuit filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll was released publicly after a federal judge rejected his lawyers’ request that it remained sealed. Read More...