Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks took a trip to one of the most novel spots in the Bay Area: a typewriter store. Photos posted on social media by Berkeley Typewriter — which has offered vintage typewriter service repairs for 90 years — showed the star chatting with workers and sitting in front of a … Read more
Bay Area shoppers will have to get their food elsewhere after a Target store in San Jose had its grocery section closed due to a rat infestation. The shop near North Capitol Avenue and McKee Road was shut down by health inspectors after rodent droppings and opened bags of food were found in the store’s … Read more
Issues with the SNY broadcast of Thursday night’s Mets game had fans saying ay caramba. Fans noticed early in the Mets’ final game of a three-game set against the Twins that popular broadcasters Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were not calling the game, as the audio was replaced by Spanish-language broadcasters. A technical … Read more
It’s like salt in a wound. Global warming has been blamed for stronger and more frequent storms, droughts, floods and rare disease outbreaks. Now, it might be fueling kitchen table health crises, too. Researchers are concerned that rising sea levels are contaminating fresh drinking water with seawater — and that the extra salt could have the … Read more
Hawaii health officials have issued multiple brown water advisories across the islands as the state deals with the aftermath of a Kona Low storm. The storm moved through the islands earlier last week, bringing heavy rainfall and runoff that has kept coastal waters contaminated in several areas, the Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch said. Officials … Read more
Gott’s Roadside, the Northern California institution that turned a humble roadside stand into a James Beard Award-winning culinary destination, is finally making its long-awaited SoCal debut. Gott’s Roadside, the Northern California institution that turned the humble roadside diner into a James Beard Award-winning culinary destination, is finally making its long-awaited SoCal debut. The cult favorite … Read more
Not a single California city cracked the top 30 on a list of the most livable metro areas in the US — despite the state’s continued reputation for quality of life appeal, according to a recent study. RentCafe, a top rental search platform, sifted through data from 149 US metro areas, weighing 17 crucial factors … Read more
A viral post featuring a notice from a local McDonald’s restaurant is drawing new attention to concerns about rising crime in Uptown Minneapolis. Attached to a door, the sign reads: “Attention guests, effective Friday, December 5th, our dining room doors will be locked and attended [to] during our normal business hours of 5 am-10 pm to … Read more
You’re about to be schooled on seriously high prices. A new analysis has revealed the astronomical amount of money needed to live in America’s top school districts, with a household income of more than half a million dollars required to be comfortable in two highly sought-after areas. GOBankingRates took Niche.com’s “2025 Best School Districts in … Read more
TSA (Transportation Security Administration) PreCheck has always been a golden ticket to getting ahead in security lines at the airport — and now the system is about to get even quicker at select airports with specific airlines. Typically, travelers with TSA PreCheck must show a boarding pass or ID with the PreCheck indicator before proceeding … Read more
What a rock-block. Australian travel vloggers were shocked when they were slapped with a lengthy list of offenses after visiting the Aussie heritage site Uluru, as detailed in a viral Instagram post. “There’s like 20 lines of fineable offenses,” Britt Cromie spluttered in the clip. She and her husband Tim — who post under the … Read more
Area 51 just got a little more mysterious. The US Air Force’s top-secret Boeing 737-200 aircraft, also known as the RAT55 jet, was spotted soaring over Nevada’s Groom Lake facility, confirming long-rumored ties to the classified base. From 26 miles away atop Tikaboo Peak, a mountain in Nevada, plane-obsessed photographer Michael Rokita recorded fuzzy footage of … Read more
New Jerseyans are America’s biggest “ice cream connoisseurs,” according to a recent survey. The survey of 5,000 Americans, evenly split by state, revealed respondents in New Jersey were most likely to identify as a connoisseur of ice cream (58%) — and they were tied for No. 1 as the state that loves ice cream the … Read more
A man who studied the science of humans and culture unexpectedly stumbled upon a restricted section of Area 51 in Nevada — and lived to tell the tale of his wild experience. In 1996, Jerry Freeman innocently set out on a week-long mission to follow the trail of the pioneers who headed out west to California … Read more
Many travelers to Barcelona, Spain, may find themselves at one of the most beautiful sacred places in the world: the Sagrada Familia. The basilica is the largest unfinished Catholic church, attracting not just worshippers but tourists from all over. Sagrada Familia attracts so many tourists that the city of Barcelona is now building a specific area just for visitors … Read more
Online conspiracy theories are out of this world. A mysterious triangular tower has been discovered at the secretive Area 51 — and social media users are insisting that the structure is “alien technology.” Curious minds found that they could see the tower in the Nevada desert — described as standing at between 150 and 190 … Read more
The highly-anticipated opening of famed French luxury retailer Printemps in the Financial District will not only offer the latest haute couture – but also haute cuisine from a Queens-born top chef. Gregory Gourdet returns to New York after spending the past 17 years on the West Coast, winning three James Beard awards for French-inspired fare … Read more
Yoga in a bottle? Scientists have identified the specific part of the brain that controls conscious slow breathing and meditation techniques — and said the breakthrough could create a whole new class of anti-anxiety drugs they’re dubbing the “yoga pill.” The pill could make a person suffering from a panic attack or anxiety automatically slow … Read more
Sundance Head, the country singer who won season 11 of “The Voice,” was shot on his Texas ranch on Friday. Jason “Sundance” Head’s agent Trey Newman told The Post, “he’s stable,” adding that the gunshot wound was “to his naval area.” “It missed all vital organs. It was not self-inflicted.” “We don’t know if it … Read more
This baby was air-born! A passenger traveling through Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida gave birth in the departures area on Tuesday with the help of employees from multiple agencies. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue reportedly received a medical call at the airport and arrived on the scene just after 5 p.m., 7 News Miami reported. “We … Read more