In a summer of extreme heat, we asked our NPR readers to share the ways they keep cool without relying on air conditioning. The responses were practical, personal and inventive — shaped by childhoods ...

Los Angeles is fighting its brutal summer heat from the ground up. More than 700,000 square feet of scorching asphalt in Pacoima — one of the hottest neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley — was ...

On a hot summer day in New York City, walking into a subway station can feel like descending into a sauna, improbably even hotter and muggier than the air outside. Unlike more modern subway stations ...

Operators of the long-stalled Cool Valley development in Cecil Township are confident that there will be “shovels in the ground by December or early January,” after years of delay. The 911-acre site ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — When triple-digit “feels-like” temperatures settle into the Lowcountry, staying cool can quickly become more than just a comfort issue, especially for seniors. Health ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – An effort to keep seniors cool during the hot summer months will return Saturday with its first distribution event of the season. Project Cool Breeze, founded by State Rep.

Fans collected through Project Cool 2026 will benefit seniors served by Good Samaritan Community Services and Meals on Wheels, helping provide relief during periods of extreme summer temperatures.

Microsoft is expanding its ambitions for workplace AI with the general availability of Copilot Cowork, an agentic system designed to handle complex tasks from start to finish rather than simply ...

A company that aims to make billions of dollars by cooling the Earth has lifted the veil of secrecy that until now has hidden its plans for preventing sunlight from overheating the planet. It hinges ...

BERLIN, Md. - A proposal to demolish and rebuild Berlin Intermediate School is moving to the state level after Worcester County leaders advanced a feasibility study recommending replacement over ...

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