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Stacked takeout containers on a table with a dish rack in the background.

Food

Leftovers kept disappearing in a cluttered fridge until a simple note changed the routine

A person in gloves holds a raccoon that is trapped in a plastic container near a tree.

Outdoors

Dallas rescuers finally catch 'Mayonesa,' the raccoon with a mayo jar on her head

A Sweetgreen storefront.

Business

Sweetgreen stock plunges as cyclospora fears push diners away from salads

A person holds an open carton containing ten eggs in a grocery store aisle.

Food

Eggs, pistachio butter sold in Mississippi pulled in salmonella recalls

A person talks about making homegrown tea.

Food

Gardener says tea bags can shed microplastics, and shares 5 herbs to grow instead

A person adjusts a thermostat displaying a temperature of 79°F.

Home

New York homes can cut summer power bills with one thermostat setting: 78 degrees

Governor Greg Abbott speaking into a microphone with his hand raised, against a blue background.

Business

Gov. Abbott pushes to break up CPS Energy monopoly in San Antonio, calling rates 'taxation'

A frog with a swollen throat sits on a green leaf.

Outdoors

Hawaiʻi crews race to contain coquí frogs before their dusk-to-dawn chorus grows

A grill with an open lid.

Home

Homeowner baffled after receiving $3,975 quote to connect grill 6 feet from gas line

A pile of plastic knives and forks.

Home

House cleanout reveals a pound of plastic knives too dirty to use, donate, or recycle

Blooms in backyard garden

Home

Homeowner stunned by unexpected surprise in backyard after returning from vacation: 'You can't see the door'

Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta.

Tech

3 teens win global prize for tamarind seed powder that pulls microplastics from water