McDonald’s McGold Card: How you can win free food for life

The fast food chain is kicking off the holiday season with the chance to win one of their secret McGold cards that get you free food for life.

Morning people tend to have higher verbal intelligence, study suggests

Despite previous research that has suggested evening types have superior verbal intelligence, a new study seems to indicate that the early bird really does get the worm.

Is this a good time to buy a house? Maybe

Home sales across California and the rest of the nation have plunged over the last several months. Now banks are anxious to lend money so, they have lowered their rates. 

Bay Area air district offers buy-back program for older, high polluting vehicles

Bay Area residents with a vehicle made before 1999 can receive up to $1,200 as part of a buy-back program to improve local air quality, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Monday.   

Need a vacation? These were the most popular travel destinations in 2022

ForwardKeys, a travel data company, compared the number of passengers from 2019 to 2022 to find out which countries had the most tourism growth.

Retiring too early could cost you $182,000 in benefits, study says

A new study says that virtually all American workers between 45 and 62 should wait beyond age 65 to collect their retirement benefits, and many should wait until 70.

'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of 2022

Lookups for the word “Gaslighting” on Merriam-Webster's site increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before.

Man arrested for holding razor blade to woman’s throat on flight to Salt Lake City

A Utah man was arrested and charged after reportedly bringing a straight-edge razor on board a JetBlue plane and holding it to a woman’s throat mid-flight.

Airbnb has a plan to fix cleaning fees

Some 85% of Airbnb rentals in the U.S. charge cleaning fees, and the amount can vary widely.

San Jose Spotlight: SJ could house homeless at light rail stations

A light rail train yard and station may soon shelter homeless residents in San Jose, the city's latest effort to build more temporary housing.   

Caltrain hits, kills person in San Francisco

A Caltrain commuter train fatally struck an individual on the tracks in San Francisco Saturday morning.   

Frontier Airlines disconnects customer service phone line

If you need to speak with a customer service representative, you’ll have to do so solely through digital means now.

Elon Musk plans to relaunch Twitter premium service, again

Twitter previously suspended the premium service, which under Elon Musk granted blue-check labels to people paying $8 a month, because of a wave of imposter accounts.

Does turkey really make you sleepy?

It turns out you can’t blame Thanksgiving turkey for your midday nap.