URBANA — Mesh made of metal, plastic or natural fibers is often used in home landscapes, gardens, public areas, or construction zones. Mesh allows air, water and plants to penetrate while keeping out larger objects. Homeowners may use mesh to keep birds from eating berries off bushes or arou

Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert and Dry Times (Sasquatch Books, 2015) by Maureen Gilmer proves that even in times of drought, or in the middle of the desert, gardeners can still help their plants thrive. Gilmer’s guide focuses on four different low-water conditions across the Unite

One of the most practical structures on a small farmstead is a multipurpose building that can serve as a storage shed or cool pantry above ground, or as a root cellar or storm shelter below ground. You can build this multipurpose structure for about $300 using earthbag construction (bags fille

Also this week: Canned cocktails, animal crackers, new BBQ joints, and birthday cake cream cheese (?!).

We’re going up and out as we head into Memorial Day weekend with a look at dining options on rooftops, patios, and gardens, as well as a rundown of outstanding picnic spots. Read on

SHANGHAI, April 24 (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city's 25 million people indoors.

The largest district in Beijing, meanwhi

The Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 1. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is having deep human, social, and economic impact across countries and sectors. The implications of the invasion are rapidly evolving

In our news wrap Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee in Congress subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans, North Korea acknowledged its first COVID outbreak, Palestinians mourn journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the West Bank,

Anthony Villanueva, then 25, after leaving U.S. District Court in Trenton in an April 2019 file photo.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Med

The videos showing a now-fired Trenton police officer punching and tackling a man with his hands up and pepper-spraying another man in a locked jail cel

I write in response to those who are hanging our nation's flag on I-5 overpasses. 

There is nothing patriotic or respectful about breaking state laws, cutting holes in the U.S. flag, stretching it like a hide on a chain link fence, not allowing it to hang free and hanging it in the wron

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Antonio Sorondo Jr., 49, of Fresno, charging him with conspiring to traffic fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, illegally possessing firearms, and possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it, U.S. A