As heatwaves continue to break all-time records, staying indoors with an air conditioner becomes one of modern life's greatest blessings. However, that blessing might quickly turn into a nightmare if ...

If you're one of the millions experiencing the current heat wave happening in the Midwest and Northeast, you probably have your AC units cranked up to fight the scorching temps. But there's a very ...

Firefighters are issuing an important warning as extreme heat continues across Connecticut. The Naugatuck Fire Department said when running your air conditioner this summer, it’s important to plug the ...

Extension cords are generally a safe solution for running power to electronics that are too far from the nearest wall outlet. But the operative word here is "electronics," which is not as ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Extension cords have a plethora of uses — as long as those uses revolve around increasing the length of an electronic device's power cord.

Do you own an older Lenovo laptop? You might want to check your AC power cord. Lenovo has announced a widespread recall in the US and Canada for the AC cords included with nearly 550,000 laptops sold ...