Ontario, Calif. – October 12, 2026 -- Service members passing through Ontario International Airport (ONT) can get free meals, snacks, beverages, Wi-Fi and a quiet place to rest at the USO at ONT, which has now been operating for 20 years.

The center helps travelers with more than food and Wi-Fi

The USO at ONT was established to support service members on commercial and military flights between military installations, training exercises, deployments and homecomings. Besides entertainment and a place to rest, staff and volunteers assist with transportation, flight connections and other travel needs.

Anniversary event drew the public on October 8

The nonprofit marked its 20th anniversary with a public celebration on October 8. The event included a ceremony, facility tours and hot dogs served by USO volunteers, as they are for traveling service members and their families every day.

Beverly Hills – October 12, 2026 -- Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, A Four Seasons Hotel has been named the #1 hotel in Los Angeles in Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards, ahead of more than 1,000 hotels in the Los Angeles area.

Nearly 800,000 survey responses shaped the ranking

Condé Nast Traveler collected more than 798,867 survey responses from U.S. readers, who rated their travel experiences around the globe. The Readers' Choice Awards are described as the travel industry's longest-running reader-voted honors.

The hotel's general manager credits the staff

Reed Kandalaft, Regional Vice President and General Manager, said the recognition is a direct result of his team's warmth, genuine care and the memorable experiences they provide guests.

Mattoon – October 12, 2026 -- Rural King is inviting shoppers to dress up their dogs, cats and farm animals for Pet-O-Ween, a free in-store costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at participating stores. Two grand prize winners will each receive a $500 Rural King gift card.

Two categories, judged starting at 1 p.m.

Entrants compete in either a Pet or a Livestock category. Rural King associates begin judging costumes at 1 p.m., and giveaways and special offers run throughout the day.

Cody Kay, Rural King's interim vice president of marketing, described the event as a fun way to celebrate Halloween with animals that are part of customers' families, farms and daily lives.

Moultonborough – October 12, 2026 -- Castle in the Clouds is bringing back Christmas at the Castle across three weekends starting Friday, November 20, with a preview party, public weekend events through December 6, and limited-ticket Twilight Tours at the National Historic Landmark Lucknow Estate.

This year's theme is "Old-Fashioned New England Christmas," chosen to suit the historic home.

A Preview Party kicks off the season on November 20

The Christmas Preview Party starts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20. Guests visit Lucknow Mansion before the general public and get cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, carolers, and first access to the Artisan Fair in the Carriage House.

Tickets are limited. Proceeds support the nonprofit mission of the Castle Preservation Society.

Dubai – October 12, 2026 -- Eligible Bybit users can now buy and sell more than 1,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs with USDC and no trading commissions. The list includes Apple (AAPL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU) and the Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ).

Access depends on jurisdiction. Users must be in a permitted jurisdiction and complete the required KYC verification. Bybit says it serves more than 80 million users worldwide.

Real shares, not derivatives, are what users buy

Bybit says the product gives eligible users an economic interest in the underlying securities they purchase, unlike price derivatives or synthetic instruments. Orders run through Bybit's regulated brokerage infrastructure and are executed by Alpaca, a U.S. self-clearing broker-dealer. Alpaca also holds the underlying securities in custody.

Trading runs 24/5 with fractional shares on offer

Key features at launch:

ABU DHABI – October 12, 2026 -- Abu Dhabi has opened an events season of more than 40 live experiences that runs through early 2027, with the debut of Frieze Abu Dhabi, the opening of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and a Formula 1 weekend with major concerts.

Art fairs and a Gehry-designed museum anchor the culture calendar

Frieze Abu Dhabi makes its debut from 19 to 22 November at Manarat Al Saadiyat. It builds on nearly two decades of Abu Dhabi Art and links the emirate to Frieze's network of galleries, artists and collectors. NOMAD Abu Dhabi runs from 18 to 22 November in Terminal 1 of the Old Abu Dhabi Airport, with collectible design, contemporary art and architecture.

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on 11 December on Saadiyat Island. The museum was designed by the late Frank Gehry and is dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Culture Summit Abu Dhabi takes place from 8 to 10 December under the theme Towards a Reimagined Commons.

New York – October 12, 2026 -- California investors use AI for investment decisions more than those in any other U.S. state, according to the new Investing.com AI Investing Index. Ohio and Colorado tie for second, followed by Florida and Texas, while Wall Street's home state of New York ranks only 13th.

The index analyzed 12 months of U.S. user activity. It looked at the use of AI for investment research and at engagement with AI-focused stocks, adjusted for audience size in each state.

Utah, Hawaii, Michigan and Minnesota also make the top 10

These four states join the leaders in the top 10, which looks quite different from the traditional centers of American finance. New Jersey lands even lower, at #27.

Florida leads in AI research, Pennsylvania in AI stocks

Among the states studied, Florida records the highest level of AI-assisted investment research. Pennsylvania shows the strongest engagement with AI-focused stocks.

Suwanee – October 12, 2026 -- If you are shopping for a TV of 100 inches or larger, or a laser projector that fills a wall, Hisense now holds the top global position in both categories. According to Omdia data for Q3 2025, the brand took a 56.6% shipment share in the 100-inch-and-over TV segment and a 68.9% share in Laser TV.

Hisense ranks No. 1 in two large-screen segments

Omdia's latest figures put Hisense first worldwide in both categories. The 56.6% share covers shipments of TVs at 100 inches and above. The 68.9% share covers Laser TVs.

RGB MiniLED drives the company's picture-quality pitch

Hisense calls itself the origin of RGB MiniLED and says its in-house R&D underpins the technology. The company says the display delivers vivid, authentic color with high brightness and precision.

Suwanee – October 12, 2026 -- Hisense will show a connected home lineup at CES 2026, running January 6 to 9, in which AI agents coordinate the fridge, range, dishwasher and laundry gear through its ConnectLife platform. The display sits in Central Hall, Booth 17704, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

ConnectLife gets task-specific AI agents

The reworked ConnectLife platform adds agents that learn household habits and coordinate across devices. The AC adjusts to your presence and indoor air quality, a cooking agent suggests meals and wine pairings, and a laundry agent detects fabric types. Support also expands to more third-party products, including Google Home and Matter devices.

Suwanee, GA – October 12, 2026 -- Hisense is bringing two new laser projectors to CES 2026: the XR10, which throws images from 65 to 300 inches at a record-setting 6,000 ANSI lumens, and the 4K PX4-PRO ultra short throw model for living rooms.

XR10 packs 6,000 lumens into a compact body

The XR10 runs on Hisense's LPU 3.0 Digital Laser Engine, an upgraded chipset and a pure RGB triple laser light source. Hisense says the brightness holds up even in well-lit rooms. Sixteen all-glass lenses are meant to improve light transmittance and temperature stability while preventing discoloration.

A new IRIS system adjusts lens aperture and exposure as room lighting changes, delivering contrast up to 6000:1. To keep the compact chassis cool, Hisense uses a fully sealed, leak-resistant microchannel liquid cooling system.