Nowadays, alarms and sensors can be the difference between your entire house flooding or avoiding the problem entirely.” Strong says sump pump alarms are also a helpful tool to prevent water issues.

Hey Google, what are the best security systems to use with you? You probably use your Google Assistant for all sorts of things — convenience, entertainment, cheating at Jeopardy — but did you know you ...

THIS ADVICE FROM THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION MAKES IT EASY TO INSTALL AN ALARM ON EACH FLOOR. TEST AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND REPLACE AFTER TEN YEARS. NOW, CONSUMER REPORTS EXCLUSIVE ...

Regional leaders probably criticized China more for its ICBM test than for anything else in recent years. The U.S. should take note. In late September, China fired an unarmed intercontinental ...

For a decade, disability advocates led a concerted effort to stomp out use of the word “retard.” Now they’re concerned that the language appears to be making a comeback. Online, in popular culture and ...

If you traveled to the past and told me that Nintendo would finally release new hardware in 2024 — and that instead of a Switch successor it’d be a digital alarm clock — well, I’d actually ...

Do not forget to winterize your outdoor sump pump. This simple preventive measure can protect your pump from freezing, cracking, and ultimately failing when you need it the most. If you live in ...

I have always had an adversarial relationship with alarm clocks. They are gadgets designed to ruin my most precious time, and in order to work effectively, they must be as annoying as possible.

A new fire station in Germany that was destroyed in a fire, causing millions of euros in damage, did not have a fire alarm system. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the Stadtallendorf ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a vehicle depot in Stadtallendorf, Germany, Wednesday Oct. 16, 2024 ...