Firefighters and a rescue team in Oroville, California, rescued two dogs trapped on an island in the Feather River.

Like with all recreational activities, there are ways to make your home hot tub less environmentally impactful and less expensive.

A new app called Hot Tub, described as an ad-free adult content browser, has become the first app of its kind to be “approved” by Apple’s review system for use on iPhones in Europe.

Our research team vetted 12 hot tub companies that are rated by thousands of ConsumerAffairs reviewers. To narrow it down, we excluded companies with fewer than 100 total verified reviews on our site.

We dug into whether that’s true. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Isobel Whitcomb Q: I’ve heard that drinking hot lemon water first thing in the morning can have ...