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Billionaire’s playground on California border gets secret weapon in fight against wildfires: ‘The worm’
Billionaire playgrounds get all the best toys. Incline Village, the billionaire-packed Nevada enclave attracting wealthy Californians fleeing the state’s proposed wealth tax has a new line of defense against another threat: fires. The North Lake Tahoe Fire…
The diet that lets you eat more — and beats Weight Watchers in the long term: study
If you want to lose weight, you’ve got options, from medications like GLP-1s to apps like Noom. But an ancient — thousands of years old — diet could trump them in one big way. With it, people eat highger-quality food over time, which research suggests keeps…
Exclusive | ‘CPAP baddies’ are trying to make wearing a sleep apnea mask cool
Forget silk rods and curling socks. Kayla Fawcett found a new beauty tool in the last place you’d expect: her CPAP machine. One night before bed, the Wisconsinite wrapped her hair around the soft tubing of her headgear, clipped it in place and hit record. She…
Pizza Hut gets major name ‘change’ and a new look — see why the rebrand won’t last long
Hut, Hut, Bite! Pizza Hut is ditching “pizza,” at least for now. The popular pizza chain announced Wednesday that it will be dropping “pizza” from its name to go simply by “hut.” The temporary change coincides with the start of the 2026 NFL season. “You can…
Hiking hotspot overrun as tourists crowd trails forming interminable lines up mountain: ‘My idea of hell’
While many seek the great outdoors for its promise of peace and quiet, visitors to a popular European summit were greeted with long lines and maddening crowds this month. Mount Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales, is known to hikers the world over as a six-to…
California bill seeks to ban sale of ‘unicorns’, glowing rabbits and other gene-edited pets
Lions, tigers… and unicorns? Genetically modified pets including glow-in-the-dark rabbits, hypoallergenic cats and dogs, and real-life unicorns could soon become a reality after a bill to ban the sale of such creatures failed to advance in the California…
‘Unprecedented’: Giant vulture delays takeoff after taking plane hostage
Was it looking for carrion luggage? A Ryanair flight out of Greece was delayed after an unexpected passenger — a giant flesh-eating vulture — landed on the aircraft and refused to budge. The plane had reportedly been prepping to depart Crete on August 16…
Curious baby shark swims alongside diver in unforgettable encounter: video
A marine biologist on a dive in Australia swam upon a gummy shark pup, swimming just beneath the water’s surface. This rare moment was captured on video in mid-August, on a dive in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. The video showed the teeny tiny shark swimming in…
Dear Abby: Am I aging — or just telling the same stories too often?
DEAR ABBY: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our children, grandchildren and friends. Our children can be less than forgiving toward this old boomer as they…
Classic fried chicken chain has shuttered over 300 locations in the US — with the most closures in California
They’re flying the coop. Classic American fried chicken chain KFC has permanently closed a total of 44 restaurants across California from July 2025 to July 2026, according to a new analysis from search visibility platform Local Falcon. The chain closed 312…