Dave’s Hot Chicken investors bet on birria with national franchise expansion plan

The restaurant investors behind the success of Dave’s Hot Chicken are making a new nationwide bet on the next-hottest restaurant trend: birria. Mike’s Red Tacos, a San Diego-based birria chain with just two locations, plans to announce on Tuesday a new franchising initiative that will build hundreds of restaurants across the U.S., with support from … Read more

Musk says Tesla is moving Full Self-Driving to a monthly subscription

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the electric vehicle maker will stop selling its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software for a flat rate and instead make … Read more

Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf

A car near a section of the 5 Freeway that was closed, as heavy rains fall due to an atmospheric river, in the Sun Valley area, Los Angeles on Dec. 24, 2025. Jill Connelly | Reuters A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease … Read more