Instead of having homeless veteran's car towed, deputies help get it repaired for free

Instead of displacing a homeless veteran living in a seemingly abandoned car, deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Carson Station, coordinated with local businesses in order to get the vehicle towed and repaired for free.

Calculate how much your holiday lights will cost you

As you get your lights hung up for the holiday season, you're probably wondering how much your energy bill will be with all of the extra electricity?

Character appearances announced for first-ever 'Running Universal Epic Character 5K and 10K'

The Minions from Despicable Me, Velociraptor Blue from Jurrasic World, Shrek and his friends, and the Autobots and Decepticons from Transformers will all make appearances.

Doing Disney World during the holidays? Here are 10 ways to save money

Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park bills itself as "The Most Magical Place On Earth" and the holiday season is commonly known as "the most wonderful time of the year," so it's only natural for people to want to combine the two.

People get sick of family after about 4 hours during holidays, report claims

According to a survey of 2,000 Americans who are traveling to visit loved ones this holiday season, it takes just 3 hours and 54 minutes of socializing with extended kin for the average person to long for peace and quiet.

Specialized canine auditory gear developed to protect military dogs from hearing loss

Specialized canine auditory gear has been developed to protect military dogs from hearing loss during training, the U.S. Army said Wednesday in a news release. 

Mattel gets rid of blue and red cards in 'nonpartisan' UNO deck

In an effort to make the holiday season as nonpartisan as possible, Mattell is releasing a limited-edition UNO deck of cards with politically neutral colors.

A $100 Kohl’s 'coupon' floating around the internet is a scam

If a deal sounds too good to be true — like Kohl’s giving away $100 in merchandise for its 57th anniversary — then it probably is. 

Marie Kondo, tidying guru who advocates getting rid of stuff, opens online store to sell stuff

The irony of an expert in tidying-up convincing people to get rid of as many of their things as they could bear just to turn around and offer those same devotees a store chock-full of expensive material items hasn’t been lost on everyone.

Police officer adopts dog he found in stolen car

When a San Diego police officer responded to a call about a stolen car, he found more than just a missing vehicle. 

College students turn to ‘adulting’ classes for life skills

Many students entering college haven’t mastered basic life skills such as changing a tire or balancing a checkbook, so some universities are responding with noncredit workshops sometimes called “Adulting 101.”