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Shaun White enjoys shirtless bike ride after doing chin ups during a workout in Los Angeles

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He recently enjoyed some time out on the slopes with his Vampire Diaries star girlfriend. And Olympic snowboarder Shaun White was seen maintaining his exceptional figure on Friday, while enjoying a bike ride as well as an outdoor workout in a Los Angeles, California park. The three-time gold medalist, 34, cruised along on his bike with no hands, wearing black shorts and a long sleeve white shirt tied around his waist. Read More...

A Chick-fil-A is paying $18 an hour to retain fast-food workers

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By 2022, the minimum wage in California will rise to $15. But the owner of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Sacramento plans to go ahead and raise the wages of his employees now, offering a huge bump to $17 to $18 from the $12 to $13 he pays now. The sizable raise represents a possible new high-water mark for fast-food workers, say restaurant industry analysts, at a time when competition for even unskilled labor is rising amid low unemployment, greater immigration scrutiny and fewer teenagers seeking to work in fast-food jobs. Read More...

Bindi Irwin reveals decade-long struggle with severe pain

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By Tom HousdenBBC News, Sydney @bindisueirwin / InstagramBindi Irwin posted an image of her recovery from treatmentAustralian conservationist and TV personality Bindi Irwin has revealed she has suffered "insurmountable pain" from endometriosis for a decade. In an Instagram post, Ms Irwin, 24, said she had undergone surgery to alleviate the condition. Endometriosis is caused when tissue similar to the womb's lining grows in other parts of the body, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Read More...