Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde also holds 3 basketball records

National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde is a basketball prodigy who has appeared in a commercial with Stephen Curry and set three Guinness world records for dribbling multiple balls simultaneously.

ICE to avoid detaining most pregnant, postpartum women in new policy

ICE will avoid detaining most undocumented people who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing under a new policy announced Friday.

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich put it all on the line to ride own rockets into space

The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space, beginning this weekend with Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson. He's due to take off Sunday from New Mexico.

7-Eleven Free Slurpee Day: Here’s how to get yours

7-Eleven Day will look a bit different this year. The convenience store chain is offering free small Slurpees for the entire month of July.

Chick-fil-A is America’s top fast food restaurant for 7th year straight; McDonald's ranked last

For the seventh year in a row, Chick-fil-A has been chosen as America's top fast-food retaurant, coming in first for customer satisfaction while McDonald's ranked at the bottom of the list.

TSA: More than 10.1M people flew over Fourth of July weekend

The TSA said their agents screened more than 10.1 million people passing through U.S. airports over the Fourth of July weekend.

Disneyland offering California residents discounted tickets, as low as $83 per day

For a limited time, California residents can visit the Disneyland Resort theme parks for as low as $83 per person, per day as part of a new special ticket offer for in-state residents.

Celebrating World Chocolate Day

Every year on July 7, the world celebrates chocolate. How much do you know about the popular treat?

Elmo adopts a new puppy on ‘Sesame Street’

Elmo is adopting a new puppy named Tango as Sesame Street explores children's unique relationship with pets.

4-day work week trials in Iceland deemed 'overwhelming success' by researchers

Four-day work week trials in Iceland were found to increase workers’ wellbeing while productivity stayed the same or improved, researchers said.

Coors Light will pay you $5,000 to ‘chill’ this summer

Coors Light is hiring people across seven cities -- including Tampa -- to get paid $5,000 to do what they probably are already doing this summer: chilling.

Airlines struggle to keep up with passenger demand as travel rebounds

Though air travel has returned to near 2019 pre-pandemic levels, airlines are struggling as they strive to meet service levels needed to fulfill customer demands.

35 acres burned after Concord vehicle fire spreads to nearby brush

A vehicle fire along Kirker Pass Road in Concord spread to nearby vegetation Sunday afternoon, sparking a fire that grew to 35-acres in size before crews could gain control.

Amazon delivery driver arrested for DUI following hit-and-run crashes

The driver of an Amazon delivery van was arrested on suspicion of DUI after two hit-and-run crashes that knocked down a light pole and smashed up a parked car in a Southern California neighborhood

US airports see surge in travelers during Fourth of July holiday weekend

San Francisco's airport is one of many packed full of holiday weekend travelers. Foot traffic is expected to resemble pre-pandemic numbers and even be one of the busiest weekends so far this year.

Lawsuit accuses Amazon of price gouging during COVID-19 pandemic

A class-action lawsuit accuses Amazon of hiking up prices for food, cleaning products, personal hygiene products and emergency or medical products during the pandemic.