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A UCLA security guard has been ridiculed after fans spotted an incident on the field following an upset victory.
The security guard was spotted after UCLA’s upset win over Penn State over the weekend.
The Bruns shocked the No. 7 Nittany Lions on Saturday with a 42-37 home win.
As a result, UCLA’s fans stormed the Rose Bowl field.
A video, posted by reporter Colin Ward, showed a male security guard attempting to stop people from running on the field.
Midway through the clip, the guard tried to stop a father and his young daughter from continuing to run.
The dad dragged her forward with his hand and, despite her falling at first, they ultimately got past the guard.
The clip went viral, with the post garnering 1.2 million views and counting as of Monday afternoon.
Fans have blasted the security guard in the comments.
“Why did he go after that little girl [crying emoji],” one wrote.
“Security guard trying to arrest a 10 yr old [laughing emoji],” another commented.
“Dude going after the little girl had to stop bc his pants were falling down [laughing emojis],” a third said.
“Just sad… very very sad smh,” a fourth added.
And The Bussin’ with the Boys’ account dubbed the guard “ultimate Karen.”
Nonetheless, UCLA got to celebrate after beating one of the best teams in college football.
To make matters worse for Penn State, they lost to a winless team entering the day.
Interim offensive coordinator Jerry Neuheisel was lifted in the air by his players after the contest.
He was also drenched in Gatorade following the stunning win.
The Bruins had let go of offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri in the days before the contest and handed the duties to Neuheisel.
They will take on Michigan State next, while Penn State, which has now lost two in a row, will face Northwestern.
The nostalgic Burger King sandwich from the ’70s fans are begging to make a comeback
BURGER King fans are begging the chain to revive a nostalgic sandwich that saw its heyday in the 1970s.
While the fast food giant is known for its flame-grilled Whoppers, foodies are looking to score another taste of Burger King’s “Yumbo.”
Burger King was launched back in 1954, with its beloved Whopper burger coming even before the iconic McDonald’s Big Mac.
Its menu has seen many switch-ups over the years, with some popular items inevitably dropped from the menu.
Burger King, for example, used to serve up a hot ham and cheese sandwich called the Yumbo, which quickly spiked in popularity when it was rolled out in 1971.
While the concept of a warm ham and cheese sandwich may not seem all that revolutionary today, in the ’70s, the Yumbo was a crowd-pleaser, with its hot temperature being its biggest draw.
The sandwich – made with a seeded burger bun, melty cheese, and savory ham – came in a special Styrofoam container that retained heat while you waited to eat it.
Burger King launched the popular sandwich at roughly $0.80, which may seem like a deal in today’s economy, but was relatively pricey in comparison to competitors like McDonald’s Big Mac, priced at just $0.45 when it first hit the market four years prior.
Despite the chain’s high hopes for the Yumbo, its popularity was short-lived, and Burger King started to phase out the sandwich at many locations in 1974, just years after its launch.
The sandwich saw spotty availability throughout the early 1980s, with a brief revival in 1988 thanks to a commercial featuring actor Christopher Meloni, but the Yumbo was gone for good by the 1990s.
YUMBO UH-OH
Forty years after the beloved Yumbo was dropped from Burger King’s menu, the fast food giant launched a limited-time revival of the sandwich for its 40th anniversary.
In 2014, in response to both fan nostalgia and franchisee requests, the chain temporarily revived the Yumbo – but to the dismay of customers, it was not the same as the original.
With the relaunch, the new version of the sandwich was modernized, featuring lettuce and mayo as well as a long hoagie roll instead of the regular burger bun.
Many foodies were disappointed and angered by the changes to the Yumbo, craving the version they remembered from their youth.
“This is for people who want to enjoy damp, spongy sandwiches without the expense and trouble of finding an airport kiosk,” said Peter Sagal via NPR Illinois.
Some customers even accused Burger King of trying to be like Subway, with the new Yumbo quickly pulled from the menu.
Interesting Burger King Facts
Burger King has been around for over 70 years, and there are at least several things many fans might not know about the burger joint, per Yardbarker.
- Burger King first opened in 1953 thanks to the Insta-Broiler, a way to cook multiple burgers at once.
- The chain was first called Insta-Burger King because of the revolutionary appliance.
- Its headquarters is in Miami, Florida.
- The Whopper arrived in 1957 and only cost 37 cents.
- Luis Arenas-Perez effectively created the Whopper Jr by accident before opening the first Burger King in Puerto Rico in 1963.
- Regular buns for the Whopper didn’t arrive in time, so Perez used smaller ones and it became a hit.
- In Australia, Burger King is known as Hungry Jack’s.
- There’s a spa at a Burger King restaurant in Finland.
- Burger King was the first fast food franchise to promote a feature film with products based on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1977.
THE YUMBO LIVES ON
While the Yumbo’s 2014 revival was short-lived, the beloved sandwich’s story is not necessarily over.
Back in 2021, Hungry Jack’s – Australia’s name for Burger King – temporarily brought back the original hot ham and cheese sandwich to celebrate the fast food chain’s 50th anniversary.
Meanwhile, Burger King fans in Puerto Rico can still order a Yumbo Jr. as of June 2025, although it is not the same as the original.
While it is served on a round hamburger bun like the OG Yumbo, it comes with lettuce, mayo, and a tomato slice.
Foodies in the States may be able to get their hands on a Yumbo as well.
Some Burger King workers on Reddit have recommended attempting to order the sandwich via the breakfast menu.
They have said that customers can order a ham, egg, and cheese croissant, asking to remove the egg and substitute the croissant for a burger bun.
Other Redditors have recommended trying your luck at any Burger King location and ordering a hot ham and cheese sandwich.
Although it is not guaranteed that the workers will fulfill your request, it’s worth a shot considering that Burger King’s slogan is “Have It Your Way.”
As Burger King fans reminisce on the beloved Yumbo, several changes are going down in the fast food industry.
For example, McDonald’s recently made a “misleading” french fry swap as a US state is hit with a January plastic ban.
Meanwhile, an American fast food joint “better than Chick-fil-A” is set to open seven new locations in a mammoth 100 store expansion by the end of 2025.
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Energy company to add $1.2 billion rate hike in new October electricity bill fee
SELECT Americans will be forced to pay a new electricity bill fee soon as energy costs remain high nationwide.
It comes as part of a request for a widespread rate hikes from a prominent utilities company.
State regulators in Texas confirmed this month that CenterPoint Energy will be allowed to charge residents in Houston about $1.2 billion as a result of Hurricane Beryl and two other storms in 2024.
Households will, on average, see about $2 per month added to their monthly electricity bill over 15 years, according to what CenterPoint chief communications and marketing officer Keith Stephens told the Houston Chronicle recently.
“This settlement allows us to spread these costs over a longer period,” Stephens explained.
CenterPoint customers are effectively helping pay for the damage caused by the storms, and will see the increases start sometime later this year or at the beginning of 2026.
At least 2.2 million lost electricity after Hurricane Beryl for several days.
These outages were widespread, and immediately sparked Texas politicians to demand reforms.
Some lawmakers were even vocally against CenterPoint charging customers for the damage.
Still, the $1.2 billion rate hike application was made by CenterPoint to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for Hurricane Beryl.
About $60 million from the application was also for Hurricane Francine, which predominantly hit Lousiana in September 2024, and a snowstorm in January of this year.
The reason CenterPoint needs state regulator approval before raising prices is because it holds a monopoly over the power lines of a specific region (Houston).
Given that the approval was awarded, CenterPoint can legally charge customers for all “reasonable” costs, including those that are the result of responding to extreme weather.
Earlier in 2025, CenterPoint was already granted approval for a $400 million price hike proposal, and this month’s approval actually makes the grand total worth around $1.6 billion, equating to a $3 monthly increase to the average bill for Houston residents over 15 years.
SOME CUTS
It’s also important to note that CenterPoint’s original settlement request to the Public Utility Commission of Texas was $1.3 billion.
Houston-based lawyers argued that the utility company should have to absorb at least $200 million worth of the costs before passing the rest onto its customers.
Energy Bills: By the Numbers
- 64% of Americans whose household pays a monthly electric and gas utility bill say those bills have increased compared to a year ago.
- 63% of billpayers indicate that their electric and gas utility bills are adding to their financial stress.
- 48% of all Americans say that rising electric and gas utility bills for consumers like them is a bad sign for the economy.
- 60% of Americans say they are not familiar with the state or local regulatory body that determines their utility bills. In a separate open-ended question, around 9 in 10 respondents could not correctly name their specific regulatory body.
Source: PowerLines
They claimed that CenterPoint didn’t adequately inspect or maintain infrastructure before Hurricane Beryl, which lead to damage that could’ve been avoided.
CenterPoint disputed those allegations, arguing that evidence of this “simply does not exist” and blaming a “vast majority” of damage on high winds and vegetation that was not the company’s responsibility.
By August, CenterPoint agreed to cut its request down by $100 million to the $1.2 billion (minus about $2.2 million in legal and consulting expenses).
It could also seek to charge customers for many of those removed costs, about $78 billion worth, in a separate filing if it chooses.
Customers should also know that the $1.2 billion increase will go through a process called securitization, according to what Stephens told the Houston Chronicle.
Stephens said it’s “part of our commitment to work to keep customer bills affordable” and lets CenterPoint improve interest rates to pay back its storm debts, resulting in about $265 million in savings then passed on to customers.
STAYING STRONG
Stephens also said CenterPoint is continuing to work for its customers to build “the most resilient coastal grid in the nation.”
The utilities company has already built 26,000 stronger poles, buried 400 miles of power lines, and trimmed trees along 6,000 miles of standing power lines.
CenterPoint estimates that the work has cost about $500 million, which has been included in the rate hike request.
It’s also seeking approval moving forward for a hike worth about $3 billion to continue improvements from 2026 to 2028.
Americans in select states are also getting energy credits this month.
At least three this month are worth up to $1,100 and can automatically be scored by many residents.
Those located in West Virginia can get heating payments worth up to $259 as well.
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