The numbers: The large service side of the U.S. economy in which most people work cooled off in January - as did inflation - but cold weather at the start of the new year had something to do with it.

A mild start and mild finish tempered the bitter cold middle in Berks County during January that saw the coldest temperature recorded at an official county site in 31 years. That minus 7 on the 22nd ...

Understanding why pipes burst starts with looking at water at a molecular level. When water freezes molecules spread apart, causing the water to expand by up to 9%. This expansion can crack pipes ...