Lauren Bair

Also in California, West Hollywood has now officially given Thropples legal recognition.

Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bair

explains.

The West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed the measure on Monday, allowing residents to officially register three or more individuals in a legal relationship.

In a bit of good news, CVS Health plans to split into two separate companies by 2028, ending nearly two decades of expansion that combined drugstores, insurance, and prescription benefits under one corporate umbrella.

Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bair has more.

The new CVS

Pharmacy will operate roughly 9,000 retail locations, in-store clinics, and mail-order prescriptions, while CVS Health will retain insurer Aetna and pharmacy benefits manager Caremark.

A South Korean government study is challenging the assumption that paper straws are better for the environment than plastic alternatives.

Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bair has the story.

Researchers compared four different types of straws across 16 environmental impact categories and found conventional plastic straws performed better in 10, including climate change impact and human toxicity.

Paper straws generated more than six times the carcinogenic impact of conventional plastic, while sugarcane-based plastic alternatives scored even worse in several categories.

Airbnb just announced a big rule change and some hosts aren't happy about it.

Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bair has the story.

If you've ever stayed at an Airbnb, you might have been surprised at checkout to discover you unknowingly signed up for a literal laundry list of chores.

Stories have spread online of hosts demanding that guests clean sheets, take out trash, wash dishes, and even mop floors.

An illegal immigrant from Mexico allegedly took a sledgehammer to the famous Iwo Jima monument outside of the Marine Corps base in Quantico late Wednesday, knocking the head clean off one of the Marines in the famous flag-raising scene.

Daily Wire lifestyle reporter Lauren Bair has the details.

Prince William County cops caught the 29-year-old suspect mid-swing at about 10.15 p.m., pounding away at the Limestone Memorial with a sledgehammer.

One Marine statue was left headless, a second lost the bayonet from a rifle, and a third had his helmet and face gouged.

In a sports win, the New York State Board of Regents, quote, plans to repeal one section of its 2023 mandate that removed Native American imagery, names, and mascots from school sports teams.

Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bair has the story.

The Massapequa School District, among others, fought the mandate, saying it violated civil rights.

But in 2025, President Trump joined the fray, pledging his support for the team with a post reading, quote, long live the Massapequa Chiefs.