Choose a model known for reliability and low repair costs. Any car with more than 100,000 miles is going to be out of warranty and possibly in need of big-ticket maintenance items or repairs. But buying a car with a good reliability record and low maintenance and repair costs can help keep these expenses to…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first started releasing crash-test ratings in 1995 and introduced the TSP rating in 2006. To get a TSP rating in 2025, vehicles must earn: • A rating of Acceptable in the updated moderate overlap front crash test, which mimics what happens if a vehicle crosses a center line and 40…
Katie Drummond: Got it. Wow. We’re in the midst of this outbreak that we talked about at the top. What happens now? Once a measles outbreak is out there, is spreading among a community, how do you contain something like that? What next steps would be necessary for the United States to actually get this…
While a lot of the dishwashers from the most reliable brands tend to be expensive, cost doesn’t automatically determine reliability. “Our surveys found that paying more for a dishwasher doesn’t necessarily guarantee it’s going to be a much more reliable machine,” says Adam Troy, who oversees CR’s dishwasher brand reliability survey. Our predicted reliability ratings…
(Note: Android users can access Signal’s Settings menu either by tapping their profile icon or selecting the menu under the three dots in the upper-right corner, then tapping Settings. iOS users will need to tap their profile icon and then Settings to access the full menu.) On Android, you can make Signal your default messaging…
Both sponges really made my dingy baseboards look brand-new, but the hair was another problem entirely. Initially, I thought, “Let’s give them a shot at handling the hair and see how it goes,” but because of the amount of cat hair on the baseboards, the sponges very quickly became too covered in fur to use….
The phenomenon is known as immune amnesia, and it can leave people vulnerable to other infections for several weeks to months. Research has shown that it can take two to three years after a measles infection for protective immunity to fully return. “The measles virus is strongly immunosuppressive, meaning that it will interfere with the…
Slowly but surely, Apple TV+ has found its feet. The streaming service, which at launch we called “odd, angsty, and horny as hell,” has evolved into a diverse library of dramas, documentaries, and comedies. Now, its library is so packed, we’ve declared it “the new HBO.” Curious but don’t know where to get started? Below…
That said, wipes are excellent for cleaning your hands, nether regions, and other body parts. Significant differences exist among them regarding tensile strength (because the last thing you want is a soiled wipe to rip in your hands), how well they clean, how easily they dispense (you don’t want to have to stuff extra wipes…
Whether you use a septic system or are connected to a public sewer, prepare to open your wallet wide to address issues that can occur when we flush wipes. More than one in five households in the U.S. depend on individual septic (decentralized) systems or small community cluster systems to treat their wastewater. If you…