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WSU Extension Q&A: Find out what's attacking your ash tree

Q. The leaves of my ash tree are curled and distorted. What is causing this?

MARIANNE OPHARDT

Garden Tips: Avoid herbicide injury to plants

When weeds appear in the lawn and landscape, many homeowners turn to chemical weedkillers to take care of the problem. Herbicides (weedkillers) kill plants. That is what they are supposed to do. When used correctly, they can be an effective tool. When used improperly, they can damage desirable plants...

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY

Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Communications satellite launched into space

A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees.

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Product pick: Airocide purifier

I'm skeptical of air purifiers, in general, but since one of my children suffers so miserably with spring and fall allergies, I decided to give this one a try.

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Celebrity Baby Scoop: Gabrielle Reece, volleyball legend and author

Legendary volleyball player Gabrielle Reece has a new book out. Titled "My Foot is too Big for the Glass Slipper," the book is all about the dynamics people go through in life and the "idea of the imperfection of it all."

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Ideas to survive a family road trip

A cross-country drive with the kids can be a great family experience.

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If your kid is getting ready for braces, brace your wallet

It was somewhere between being handed the oversized model of teeth and the shiny silver pen so I could sign the orthodontic contract that I sort of faded out a bit. The number that had just been mumbled so matter-of-factly was hanging in the air and I was feeling a tad faint. "Umm, excuse me, did...

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Does Pinterest stress affect too many moms?

The social-networking site Pinterest stresses some moms out, according to a "Today Show" report.