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Lifeguard discovers body inside a plastic barrel at a Malibu, California, beach

A man’s body was found inside a plastic barrel at a beach in Malibu, California, after a lifeguard spotted the unusual item floating offshore, officials announced.

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The owner of Regal cinemas emerges from bankruptcy

The owner of Regal cinemas announced Tuesday that it had emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after slashing billions off its debts, just as smash hits “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” give the movie theater industry a much-needed lift.

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‘I want to be like Marta’: How Brazil’s all-time record goalscorer became the greatest of all time and an ‘icon’ in her country

“The defenders were always mad at her,” Sissi recalls with a chuckle. “You were like: ‘How are we going to stop this girl?’”

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Pizza party: 14 versions of the world’s favorite food

Is there any food more globally glorified than pizza? The ultimate comfort food that traces its roots to Naples, Italy, has been adapted by cultures all over the world. Italians have even devised a series of lists of the best pizzas outside of Italy.

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Colorado River Basin has lost 10 trillion gallons due to warming temps, enough water to fill Lake Mead, study shows

Rising temperatures have sucked more than 10 trillion gallons of water out of the Colorado River Basin between 2000 and 2021 – a volume about the size of Lake Mead – according to a recent study.

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Bed Bath & Beyond is back from the dead

A month after Overstock.com announced it bought Bed Bath & Beyond’s brand out of bankruptcy, the company has dumped its name and morphed its website and app.

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CVS is laying off 5,000 workers

CVS is laying off about 5,000 employees in a cost-cutting effort, the pharmacy chain confirmed Tuesday.

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Here’s what’s in DeSantis’ economic plan

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is positioning himself as the economic defender of the American family, building on his claim that he is protecting them culturally.

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What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban

America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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Twitter sues hate-speech watchdog, following through on its litigation threat

Twitter has sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit group that has criticized the company’s handling of hate speech, following through on a litigation threat that had been publicly revealed just hours before.

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US survives late scare to reach Women’s World Cup round of 16

The US was a post width away from exiting the Women’s World Cup at the group stage, but survived a late scare to earn a goalless draw against Portugal and reach the last 16.

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Former business partner says Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion’ of access to Joe Biden, source sa

Devon Archer told the House Oversight Committee on Monday that his former business partner, Hunter Biden, was selling the “illusion” of access to his father, according to a source familiar with the closed-door interview, the latest development in the Republican-led congressional investigations into the president’s son.

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Baby makes his way into the world born in Utah parking lot

One-week-old Finnean made his way into the world in the middle of the parking lot at Browning Park in Ogden.

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AMC just had its best week in history, thanks to Barbie and Oppenheimer

AMC Theaters (AMC) hit a revenue record last week, driven by the overwhelming success of the “Barbenheimer” pop culture craze.

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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial reaches closing arguments on potential death penalty

The gunman who killed 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 should be sentenced to death, federal prosecutors argued to a jury on Monday, specifically noting his hatred for Jews and ongoing lack of remorse.

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John Roberts can’t get a Supreme Court ethics code. Alito’s interview shows why

When the Supreme Court left for its summer recess in June, the justices were at a stalemate on adopting a formal ethics code.

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99-year-old trucking company Yellow shuts down, putting 30,000 out of work

Yellow Corp., a 99-year-old trucking company that was once a dominant player in its field, halted operations Sunday and will lay off all 30,000 of its workers.

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Biden administration announces launch of HHS office focused on long Covid research

A new office has been formed within the US Department of Health and Human Services to lead the nation’s response to the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Phoenix wildlife center receives up to 150 injured animals a day during heat, monsoons

A wildlife rescue in Phoenix is seeing a huge increase in animal drop-offs, according to staff. They say the busiest days are after extreme temperatures or high winds from the monsoon. Liberty Wildlife sees about 10,000 animals per year but says it’s already treated around 8,000 this year, partly because of how hot it’s been.

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How to sleep in a heat wave, according to experts

Are you waking up in a puddle of sweat — if you can sleep at all? That’s the grim reality for millions of people around the globe suffering through severe, unbearable heat waves.