DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I often talked about maybe getting a dog. He really wanted one, but I never fully committed because I knew it would be additional work and responsibility I don’t have time for. I work full time, do part-time work as well and manage the household…

A night on a European cruise is taxed almost half as much as a night in a hotel despite their high environmental costs and contribution to overtourism, a new study has found. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) found that a loophole allows cruise liners to avoid paying…

Can transfers between travel destinations be turned into part of a trip? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rather than only visiting a country’s major cities and treating travel days as time lost between destinations, more holidaymakers are turning to sightseeing opportunities along the way by stopping in smaller cities and visiting unique landmarks.…

On July 9, 2015, a dead raccoon appeared on a Toronto sidewalk and, for reasons no one fully understood, four men from a nearby office decided to hold a funeral. They bought a cellophane-wrapped rose, signed a card, and placed it on the corpse, whom they named Conrad. In “Our…

Forget swiping right… A bizarre new AI-powered dating service is sweeping across California college campuses by replacing endless swiping with computer-generated matchmaking that promises to find students more compatible dates. Ditto, a startup founded in 2024 by former UC Berkeley students, is expanding rapidly after ditching the Tinder-style model in…

Two sisters — two different goals. The little sister of clean-cut Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is making a name for herself one dramatic ballad and split at a time. In a recent virtual chat with Interview Magazine, Beata MonaLisa, AKA Bea, (yes, that’s her real name: “I was born with…

A cheeseburger, fries and a soda remain one of America’s classic comfort meals, but what Americans pay for that combo depends heavily on where they live, according to the so-called Cheeseburger Index. A new DoorDash State of Local Commerce report, which compares the average price of a cheeseburger, fries and a…

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.This week’s quiz highlights World Cup wins, burger breakthroughs — and much more.Can you get all 8 questions right?Give it a…

In football, there are winners and losers, and this time, the final score extended beyond the pitch, reaching the skies and across social media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Norwegian has been brought back down to earth after England’s 2-1 victory over Norway in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final. The final whistle didn’t…

Fresh off National French Fry Day, The California Post set out to crown LA’s ultimate fries at the inaugural Los Angeles French Fry Festival in Griffith Park, where hundreds of potato-loving Angelenos turned out to celebrate the humble side dish. We sampled fries from 10 of Los Angeles’ top vendors,…