Laguna Beach’s latest small business milestone isn’t just about cutting a ribbon—it’s a chance for locals to see what all the buzz is about. Covey Gardens, now two years into its run at 1590 S. Coast Highway, is hosting a public open house on April 16 at 5 p. m. The event packs in more than just a c
Lavonte David, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker who played alongside Baker Mayfield in 2023, shares a different view of the quarterback. He says people often misjudge Mayfield’s personality and that he is actually very modest and pleasant to be around. David admits that when Mayfield fi
Decades before movies started scaring us with the walking dead, sci-fi films filled screens with creatures from another world – big-headed, big-eyed beings often named aliens or UFOs. These images stuck in people’s minds, shaping how most Americans picture life beyond Earth. But fiction might soon f
Deep in Antarctica’s icy waters, a quiet but fierce battle is playing out. The star of this show is krill, tiny shrimp-like animals that feed whales and store carbon—making them key players in ocean health. But they’re also big business. Factories turn krill into supplements, fish food, and other pr
Last week, the White House released its 2027 budget proposal—a plan that asks for $1. 5 trillion aimed at military spending, the biggest request of its kind in decades. But the money isn’t just for tanks and jets. It also includes a controversial missile system worth $185 billion, new fighter planes
Lake Tahoe draws crowds every summer, but the surge in visitors is testing the lake’s delicate balance. More people than ever want to explore its trails, beaches, and clear waters, yet the way they get there is doing real damage. Packed roads and illegal parking spots are making it harder for wildli
Last month a group of graduate students studying at the University of Illinois Chicago described how their campus work turned confrontational when they tried to share information about people still held hostage by Hamas. Three dozen protesters surrounded them, yelling phrases like “baby killers” and
Last month a top US leader stirred up a fresh debate by hinting that voices in history might be right when they call unexplained flying objects “demons. ” That remark triggered immediate pushback from scientists who argue anything worth studying should be measured with instruments, not described wit
Lamb Weston Holdings saw its shares dip after the company released its latest quarterly earnings. The drop came as investors reacted to a mixed financial picture that highlighted challenges overseas. While the company’s sales in foreign markets grew by 7 percent, that gain was wiped out by a matchi
Last week, Arizona’s governor vetoed a plan to name a major Phoenix highway after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist killed in 2023. But the real debate wasn’t about the name—it was about who gets to decide what counts as “historic. ” Republicans argued the highway should honor Kirk’s impact on p
