Close the windows and turn on the air conditioner, if you have one, setting it to circulate the indoor air. Use blankets to cover cracks that allow outside air into your home, such as under doors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S.

Penn State received its highest preseason ranking since 1999 when it was voted No. 3 Monday in the USA Today coaches poll.

LONDON (AP) — Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller ...

The union’s success is a notable exception in a national landscape where union membership overall is declining.