Chef's intuition saved longtime customer who stopped showing up78-year-old veteran Charlie Hicks goes to the same restaurant every day and orders the gumbo. When he stopped showing up, the chef went to check on him and ended up saving his life. Chef Donell Stallworth tells CNN's Erin Burnett how a bowl of gumbo helped bring them together.
The newly approved Wegovy pill contains semaglutide, the same active ingredient used in injectable Wegovy and the diabetes drug Ozempic. The injectable Wegovy showed around 15% weight loss in its main trial. Under an agreement announced in November, the starting dose of the Wegovy pill will cost $149 for patients paying out of pocket. The Wegovy pill is one of two oral GLP-1 drugs expected to reach the market soon. In separate trials, orforglipron showed average weight loss of about 11% over 72 weeks at its highest dose.
Goodbye to the MetroCard that transformed how New Yorkers traveledNew York City’s MetroCard transformed one of the world’s busiest transit systems and is set to be phased out by December 31, 2025. CNN’s Meena Duerson talks about how the MetroCard’s introduction 30 years ago expanded access for New Yorkers, and how the little yellow card has become as symbolic as the city’s famous landmarks.
The Europeans were characterized by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations. The European Commission, the EU’s powerful executive branch and which supervises tech regulation in Europe, said that it “strongly condemns the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions” and that it has requested clarification about the move. Internal Market European Commission Commissioner Thierry Breton attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2024 in Paris, France. AdvertisementBreton responded on X by noting that all 27 EU member countries voted for the Digital Services Act in 2022. “To our American friends: ‘Censorship isn’t where you think it is,’” he wrote.
How to beat the holiday blues Dr. Leah Croll shares guidance for coping with an unexpected emotional dip that doctors call the “holiday blues,” which are caused by real biological and psychological reasons.
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A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning at 9:08 a.m. in the waters off Malibu, about four miles from the city, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred nine miles from Westlake Village, 10 miles from Thousand Oaks, 12 miles from Agoura Hills and 14 miles from Calabasas. In the last 10 days, there have been three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.5 miles. Learn more about earthquake kits, which apps you need, Lucy Jones' most important advice and more at latimes.com/Unshaken.
Delinquent student loan borrowers could see wage garnishments next month Millions of student loan borrowers severely delinquent in their payments will see wage garnishments hit their paychecks in January, Department of Education says.
Concerned neighbors check on robotic Clark Griswold hanging from gutter A silly display depicting Clark Griswold from "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation" hanging from a gutter got the attention of concerned community members passing by a home in Alberta, Canada.
El Maadarani and Nahouli cofounded Liban Fresh in 2020 to export Lebanese fruits and vegetables to Europe, supporting farmers during Lebanon’s financial crisis. In 2022, they expanded to agricultural commodities. The company has supported over 1,000 small farmers and currently exports to Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Jordan, and Kuwait. Since the start of 2025, Liban Fresh has reached a turnover of $1.5 million, while its agricultural commodities trading operations have generated $3 million.
But why in the heck did they both decide to build fabs in the freaking desert? I would have bult it right off the Mississippi River or around the Great Lakes. The areas around the Great Lakes and the Mississippi are very humid, and the lakes have four very strong seasons. Arizona, OTOH, is hot and dry year round. On the plus side, solar is, well, EVERYWHERE, its arizona, which means these fabs can produce a ton of power with solar to keep the high energy bills in check.
Richard Moore’s hacked-up blue agave plant is the cornerpiece to the front landscaping at his Torrance home. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)“Why on Earth would anybody steal these leaves?” Torrance homeowner Steven Maier, 72, asked. At least a handful of Torrance residents have had their front yard agave plants hacked up recently. Often the meats are wrapped in agave leaves and cooked in underground ovens, though some pitmasters substitute banana leaves. AdvertisementMultiple inquiries sent to the Torrance Police Department regarding hacked agaves did not receive a response.
These are just a sampling of how this part of Ventura County is reckoning with the aftermath of federal immigration raids on Glass House cannabis farms six months ago, when hundreds of workers were detained and families split apart. And now, nothing.”AdvertisementAt the time, the immigration raids on Glass House Farms in Camarillo and Carpinteria were some of the largest of their kind nationwide, resulting in chaotic scenes, confusion and violence. At least 361 undocumented immigrants were detained, many of them third-party contractors for Glass House. After the Glass House raid, Padilla and UC Merced associate professor Edward Flores identified economic trends similar to the Great Recession, when private-sector jobs fell. One notary, she said, spent 10 hours working with families for free, including some former Glass House workers who evaded the raid.
Libyan officials said the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane. Al-Hadad was the top military commander in western Libya and played a crucial role in the ongoing, U.N.-brokered efforts to unify Libya’s military, which has split, much like Libya’s other institutions. The four other officers who died in the crash were Gen. Al-Fitouri Ghraibil, the head of Libya’s ground forces, Brig. Libya was also expected to send a team to Ankara to work with Turkish authorities investigating the crash. Turkey deployed troops following a 2019 security and military cooperation agreement that was reached between Ankara and the Tripoli-based government.
Antonio Hugo Photo via Getty Images A "ghost poop" isn't a bowel movement you should fear — it's something to aim for. “Ghost poops” might sound like an inherently scary type of bowel movement, but according to gastroenterologists, they’re actually quite healthy. Ghost poops are bowel movements that leave no skid marks in the toilet bowl or streaks on your toilet paper. Here’s what causes ghost poops — and what they say about your overall health:What makes a bowel movement a ‘ghost poop’? What can you do to ensure you have ghost poops?
