Joyce Chaplin's new book "The Franklin Stove" is out now. (Book cover courtesy Farrar, Straus and Giroux; author photo courtesy Saffron Sener) The winter of 1740-41 was exceptionally cold and ...

Girls wrestling is a new sport in Kentucky high schools, and Franklin County sophomore Cathlynn Smith is a novice wrestler. At the KHSAA Girls State Wrestling Championships Thursday at Alltech ...

Unlike traditional gas stoves, induction ranges are safer and more efficient, as they don't release harmful pollutants into the home. These cutting-edge stoves work by heating cookware directly using ...

Known for his kite experiment, he proved lightning was electricity and invented the lightning rod, bifocals and Franklin stove. He also founded the first public library and the University of ...