Camouflaged Residence Discovered in California Park

An elaborate and illegal camouflaged residence, outfitted with bunk beds and a barbecue patio, has been discovered near a Los Angeles County animal refuge. Eight months ago, Robert Downs, 51, set up a small structure in the woods near the Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary in Sunland, Calif. To hide his home from police, Downs, who was previously homeless, sprayed it with camouflage paint and cut down nearby trees, said Johnie Jones,...

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Beyoncé’s Newest Look: Long Box Braids!

A new mom deserves a new look, and Beyoncé stepped out with an entirely new hairdo this week! The singer, who has favored long flowy hair for over a decade, was spotted Wednesday morning with long box braids wrapped up in a massive bun. It's been long time since she's looked like this (she briefly had braids in 1999 while in Destiny's Child). [Related: Slim Beyonce Wears Sexy Cowgirl Outfit for First Post-Baby Concert] The decision may...

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8 Ways To Get Rid of Acne

Anytime a pimple pops up out of nowhere it totally ruins your day—especially if it's right before a big date. Want clear skin 24/7? We do, too! We asked two top dermatologists to weigh in on how to keep your complexion looking its best 365 days a year. Suds Up Since acne is caused by oil and bacteria that you need to keep from brewing into a blemish, prevention is key. On a daily basis, use an oil-free face wash that contains...

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5 Foods That Can Trigger a Stroke

Foods that Trigger Stroke Few things feel more terrifying and random than a stroke, which can strike without warning. And fear of stroke—when a blood vessel in or leading to the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot, starving brain cells of oxygen and nutrients—is well founded. After all, stroke is the number-three killer in the U.S., affecting more than 700,000 people each year. Here are five foods that cause the damage that...

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Jekyll-and-Hyde 1968 Chevy Camaro will make you look more than twice

This photo has not been manipulated. That's an actual 1968 Chevrolet Camaro turned into a Jekyll-and-Hyde car from its split badges on its front grille to the carpet in its trunk. It's the result of an exacting, months-long rebuild that created a car unlike any other. The crazy minds who created it? Four guys from State Farm insurance. If you've ever tried to buy car insurance for a classic ride, you know it's a complicated process,...

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6-foot lizard on the loose in Colorado

  A 6-foot monitor lizard, similar to the one pictured here, is on the loose in Colorado. (Arvin C. Diesmos/National …It sounds more like a viral marketing campaign for the new "Spider-Man" movie. But a sheriff in Colorado Springs, Colo., has warned residents that an aggressive, 6-foot lizard is on the loose. Teller County Sheriff Mike Ensminger described the reptile as a 25-pound Nile monitor lizard named Dino that escaped...

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America's best free attractions

The Freedom Trail, Boston (Photo: reynolds.james.e / Flickr) America is the land of the free—and that applies to many of the country's star attractions as well. Make the most of your summer by visiting these famous spots around the United States; you won't have to pay a penny to do it. Tired of spending layovers in an airport?  Download Yahoo! TimeTraveler on your iPhone to create custom itineraries based on your location and...

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Does New Tree Ring Study Put the Chill on Global Warming?

A new analysis of 2,000 years of tree ring data has quickly made climate change deniers' list of greatest hits to the theory of manmade global warming. The tree rings "prove [the] climate was WARMER in Roman and Medieval times than it is now," the British newspaper the Daily Mail reported last week, "and [the] world has been cooling for 2,000 years." That and other articles suggest the current global warming trend is a mere blip when...

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'Sadistic' Nazi War Criminal Laszlo Csatary, 97, Lived Openly in Budapest

One of World War II's most sadistic Nazis lived openly in Budapest in recent years, but has apparently slipped into hiding as an international manhunt closed in on him. Laszlo Csatary, now 97, has been convicted in absentia and sentenced to death for his role in sending nearly 16,000 Jews to their deaths. "He was particularly sadistic," said Peter Feldmajer, the president of the Jewish community in Hungary. "He created a camp for...

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Next iPhone Has Thinner Screen

HONG KONG—Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) next iPhone, currently being manufactured by Asian component makers, will use a new technology that makes the smartphone's screen thinner, people familiar with the matter said, as the U.S. technology giant strives to improve technological features amid intensifying competition from Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE) and other rivals. Japanese liquid-crystal-display makers Sharp Corp. and Japan...

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Woman uses story of cheating former husband to sell house

KPTV - FOX 12 Elle Zober describes herself as "scorned" and "slightly bitter." And the recently divorced Oregon woman hopes those feelings of resentment will help her sell a house. Local Fox affiliate KPTV reports that the For Sale sign in Zober's front yard reads, "Husband left us for a 22-year-old. House for sale by scorned, slightly bitter, newly single owner." Zober even created a website for the house titled Great Family Home. However, Zober is practicing some discretion in screening potential buyers; as the sign points...

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Lady Gaga Debuts Creepy, Nude Ad For New ‘Fame’ Fragrance

Leave it to Lady Gaga to take what could be a tasteful nude and make it as creepy as possible. To promote her debut fragrance called Fame (presumably named after her first album The Fame), the perfume's freshly released print ad features a completely nude Gaga barely covered by strategically placed tiny men crawling all over her! This certainly isn't the first time that Lady Gaga has appeared practically nude, regularly flashing the...

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