LA Zoo reopens after 166 days with new guidelines in place

After closing for 166 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles Zoo will reopen to the public Wednesday, with social distancing and sanitation measures in place.

Weights and dumbbells are latest coronavirus-fueled shortage: Here's what to use instead

Weights are becoming increasingly harder to find — with some back-ordered until the fall — as more people bulk up on home gym equipment as the world spends more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte returns earlier this year

Starbucks is bringing back its coveted Pumpkin Spice Latte Tuesday with its fall menu available at locations across the country -- days earlier than last year’s launch sweetening up 2020.

KFC drops 'finger lickin' good' slogan amid coronavirus pandemic

KFC is cleaning up its act and dropping the iconic "finger-lickin' good" slogan as the coronavirus health crisis continues.

Virus pandemic may contribute to big salmon season in California

Anglers and biologists believe California is likely to experience an increase of chinook salmon during the fall run resulting from the coronavirus and fewer fish caught over the summer.

'Taste of Knott's' food festival begins Friday

While the rides at Knott’s Berry Farm are still at a standstill, the big attraction now is a park-wide food festival that begins Friday.

Coffee may protect your liver, new research suggests

"Consuming more than 2 cups of coffee per day may save hundreds of thousands of liver‐related deaths a year," the researchers said.

Vive brand launching pumpkin spice spiked seltzer

Vive, a spiked seltzer company made by Braxton Brewing Company, is launching its pumpkin spice hard seltzer next month.

Girl Scouts debuting new cookie variety inspired by French toast

2021 just got a little sweeter. The Girl Scouts of the USA announced a new French toast-inspired cookie flavor to join their lineup of offerings in January.

Emerging fashion trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

The pandemic has changed the way we dress and FOX 11's Vanessa Borge shares emerging fashion trends as we adjust to the new normal. 

Coronavirus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isn’t working.

German food company to change racist name of popular sauce

One of Germany’s best-known food companies says it will rename a popular spicy dressing because of the racist connotations of its name.

Pizza shops across the U.S. may be facing a pepperoni shortage

Business at pizza shops across the nation may be up as people left homebound by the coronavirus pandemic order out night after night, but the supply of America’s favorite topping, pepperoni, is beginning to dwindle.