The fat bears have landed. Fat Bear Week — a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament where 16 brown bears in Alaska’s Brooks River will compete to be this year’s fattest bear  — kicks off tomorrow, with voting open to the public on September 22 and concluding on September 29, when the chubby…

A fraudster brought home the bacon after a massive pig butchering scam. Lori Flowers, 58, was the latest victim in a massive, $600,000 scam after thinking she was helping out a friend.  The pig-butchering scam — an investment scheme where victims get “fattened” with false attention before getting exploited financially…

For pet owners, planning a holiday can involve a lot more than booking flights and hotels. There’s the quandary of whether their furry friend can board a plane with them, and exactly where they’d be allowed to travel to. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Fortunately across Europe, it’s common for airlines to allow…

If you’re looking for a truly exceptional hotel stay, a five-star rating isn’t enough. You need to look to the big guns: The Michelin Guide. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The tyre company is well known for its reviews of restaurants and associated Michelin stars, but in 2024, it began awarding “keys” to…

DEAR ABBY: You sometimes ask readers to share their pet peeves. I am a public school teacher, and here is mine: Parents wonder why their children misbehave, argue with them and act out with attention-getting behaviors. My advice to them: Put down those cellphones and pay attention to your kids!…

Fur-ever immortalized. Archaeologists have unearthed a mosaic a Roman household commissioned to honor its beloved dog and cat nearly 2,000 years ago. The artwork, believed to date to the late second or third century AD, was found inside the remains of a Roman villa beneath the ancient harbor city of…

October brings a welcome change of pace for travellers, with autumn colours appearing across Europe, temperatures cooling in many popular destinations and a new season of events, exhibitions and openings to discover. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It’s a good time to get away, whether you’re looking for a city break, a dose…

A San Franciso-based tech executive who went viral for laying out her ultra-specific list of dating “non-negotiables” has added one more hurdle for prospective suitors — getting Mom’s seal of approval. Brooke LeBlanc, an executive at tech company Corgi, sparked a social-media frenzy after asking X to help her find the…

A restaurant worker’s advice has sparked a widespread debate among restaurant industry workers online. The art of “resetting the clock” was preached by Ryan Stannard on TikTok, who said bad tips can be solved with what he called a “soft creep” to reset customers’ mental clock. He described a scenario…

Fans heading to MetLife Stadium are in for a game-day nightmare.  The New York Giants and New York Jets share the East Rutherford venue as their home field — and it’s home to some of the worst overall traffic conditions on NFL game days, according to a recent study. New…