Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.

Our editors' top picks to read today. A bill in the state Legislature expands the role of the federal system for verifying someone’s work status. Construction is one of the industries that ...

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My wife, “Leann,” and I have a 28-year-old son, “Jacob,” still living with us, and the situation has me at the end of my rope. I retired four years ago, and Leann was a stay-at-home mom. Jacob is very ...

Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to broaden the use of ranked-choice voting in local elections. That is a welcome conversation. Letting voters rank candidates can reduce the spoiler effect, ...

Your front steps rarely get the same attention as your kitchen or living room, yet they are one of the few places every guest, delivery driver, and family member has to use. When a porch step starts ...

Most people don’t overspend in dramatic ways. What gets them instead is a collection of everyday household behaviors that ...

Here at Agweek, we’ve been sharing a fair amount about the outlook for agriculture in recent weeks. In fact, I’m writing about it again this week after a recent trip to Fargo for the annual Northern ...

Out of all the urban-turkey stories that readers shared with me, Marna Reed’s stood out from the flock. The south Minneapolis woman emailed me a series of photographs that could have served as police ...