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As More Women, Minorities Win Hugos, 'Sad Puppies' Blast Sci-Fi Awards

The prestigious Hugo Awards, which honor science fiction and fantasy writing, will be held Saturday. Lately, they have been given to more and more women and writers of color as the world of sci-fi opens up — and that's prompted a backlash from a group of mostly white male writers who call themselves the "Sad Puppies."

The McDonald's inside the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, in 2004.

So Long, Big Mac: Cleveland Clinic Ousts McDonald's From Cafeteria

To encourage healthy eating, Cleveland Clinic will no longer tempt employees, patients and visitors to its cafeteria with McDonald's burgers and fries. The fast-food chain's lease isn't being renewed.

Lebanese gather at a public beach in Beirut on Aug. 2. Lax governance has allowed developers to turn much of the coastline into private clubs, leaving a dwindling number of public beaches along the Mediterranean.

Lebanon's Shrinking Public Beaches

In a country with a stunning coastline, a lack of governance has allowed private developers to gobble up prime seaside real estate and shunt aside ordinary Lebanese who depend on public beaches.

Gluten is everywhere you look in Italy. Here, fresh ravioli at the historic shop "Gatti & Antonelli" in Rome in 2014.

Italy, Land Of Pizza And Pasta, Is Gluten-Free Friendly

Only 1 percent of Italians have celiac disease, similar to the rest of the world. But since gluten is everywhere, there's high public awareness about it and more than 4,000 gluten-free eateries.

Sakine Arat, right, and Mayrem Bulut are Kurdish mothers camping out between Turkish amry forces and the Kurdish PKK militants, in hopes of preventing clashes. "Mothers on both sides should be doing this," says Arat, 80.

Kurdish Activists Camp Out Between Turkey's Army And Kurdish Fighters

As an old conflict heats up again in southeastern Turkey, the activists have staked out ground on a sunburned hillside and say they're willing to risk their own lives in order to stop the fighting.

Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav earned $156 million last year — nearly 2,000 times more than the median Discovery worker.

Comparing The Top Boss's Pay To Yours

Starting in 2018, companies will have to disclose how CEO pay compares to median worker pay. A recent survey of the biggest CEO-to-worker pay ratios shows Discovery at the top at nearly 2,000-to-1.

California condors have enormous wingspans. That's fine in the wilderness, but when a bird of this size encounters a power line, the results can be fatal. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a program to help train birds to avoid the hazard.

Small Shocks Help Enormous Birds Learn To Avoid Power Lines

With wingspans over 9 feet long, California condors are so big that they're at risk for electrocution when they fly into or land on power poles. One San Diego program seeks to change this behavior.

John Belles' concrete dome house outside Omak, Wash., has survived the wildfires unscathed amid acres of blackened hillside. The fires have caused air quality in the area to be deemed hazardous by the Washington State Department of Ecology.

Homeowners In Washington Wildfire Country Try To Reduce Risk

The Okanogan fire burning in central Washington is the largest wildfire in the state's history. Some area homeowners have cleared brush to keep the fire away. One built a nonflammable concrete home.

Why Shooters Record Themselves In The Act

The Virginia shooter who murdered two TV journalists allegedly recorded the attack himself. Experts say wearable cameras will become a regular part of the toolkit for killers who want attention.

Charts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show three-month precipitation (left) and temperature (right) outlooks, and the effects of "The Blob" on the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. (NOAA)

'The Blob' Takes Over The West Coast

Named for its abnormal shape and expansion pattern, "the blob" is a patch of unusually warm water spreading across the Pacific.

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