Annual Best Baguette Prize Awarded in Paris

Annual Best Baguette Prize Awarded in Paris

Baker Xavier Netry was chosen this week as the 31st winner of Paris' annual 'Grand Prix de la baguette' prize.

Crate & Barrel Recalls 3,000 Baby Cribs Over Fall Hazard

Crate & Barrel Recalls 3,000 Baby Cribs Over Fall Hazard

A model of Crate & Barrel baby cribs that was sold during 2022 and 2022 is under a voluntary recall notice because of a fall hazard.

Federal Agencies to Restore Grizzly Bear Population in North Cascades

Federal Agencies to Restore Grizzly Bear Population in North Cascades

Grizzly bears, once nearly hunted to extinction, will be introduced again to the North Cascades of Washington state, federal officials announced Thursday.

Venice Tests City-Wide Visitor Fee for Day-Tripper Tourists

Venice Tests City-Wide Visitor Fee for Day-Tripper Tourists

Venice is charging a day trip visitor fee on peak days in a move to encourage tourists to consider off-peak travel, and balance the city's capacity for guests with residents and workers.

Ancestry Catalogs Names of Japanese Americans Incarcerated During World War II

Ancestry Catalogs Names of Japanese Americans Incarcerated During World War II

The names of thousands of people who were held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II will be digitally searchable, genealogy company Ancestry has announced.

Transportation Department Updates Airline Passenger Fee and Refund Rules

Transportation Department Updates Airline Passenger Fee and Refund Rules

New federal rules will require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for canceled or delayed flights; and better disclose add-on fees such as for baggage or canceling a reservation.

Limited Child Care Throttling Plans for Moms to Rejoin Workforce, Researchers Find

Limited Child Care Throttling Plans for Moms to Rejoin Workforce, Researchers Find

High-quality child care in the U.S. is prohibitively expensive, government assistance is limited, and day care openings are rare. The impact? Fewer moms in the workforce.

FTC Sues to Block $8.5 Billion Luxury Brand Merger

FTC Sues to Block $8.5 Billion Luxury Brand Merger

Regulators said the deal, announced in August 2023, would eliminate direct head-to-head competition between the fashion companies’ brands like Coach and Michael Kors.

Here’s How Earth Day Got Started in 1970 – and Will Be Honored in 2024

Here’s How Earth Day Got Started in 1970 – and Will Be Honored in 2024

This year’s Earth Day is focusing on the threat that plastics pose to the environment, with a call to end single-use plastic and find alternatives to such products.

Patching Furniture Via Putty With Jill of All Trades

Patching Furniture Via Putty With Jill of All Trades

On this installment of Jill of All Trades, NEWSnet's Jill Washburn demonstrates how to patch a damaged dresser drawer front with putty.

4/20, From Budding Beginning to High-Profile Holiday

4/20, From Budding Beginning to High-Profile Holiday

April 20 marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when people, at 4:20 p.m., in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in cannabis-legal states.

National Park Service Week to Celebrate Staff, Volunteers, Community

National Park Service Week to Celebrate Staff, Volunteers, Community

The National Park Service, which is responsible for more than 400 natural, cultural, and historic sites across the U.S., will host its annual National Park Service Week activities April 20-28.

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend; But Bright Moon Might Obscure View

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend; But Bright Moon Might Obscure View

The annual Lyrid meteor shower has begun, with peak activity expected Sunday into Monday.

Cicada Salad Emerges on New Orleans Menu

Cicada Salad Emerges on New Orleans Menu

Trillions of periodical cicadas will emerge soon in sections of the U.S. They’re more than noisy pests. If prepared properly, they can be tasty to eat.

Finding Rental Housing May Be Easier for California Pet Owners Under Proposed Law

Finding Rental Housing May Be Easier for California Pet Owners Under Proposed Law

A proposed law in California might make it easier for those with pets to find rental housing by limiting ‘no pets’ policies, along with restricting additional rent or move-in deposits for pet owners.