USA TODAY researched the top 15 pest control companies in the United States and created a list of the top six pest control companies that exterminate everything from the smallest bed bugs to the largest wild animals.

Which pest control is best?

The best pest control companies are Orkin and Terminix. Both companies operate nationwide and can exterminate everything from ants and ticks to termites and bedbugs.

However, the right pest control company will depend on your home, location, pests, and budget. This means that one of the other companies on our best list may be a better fit.

According to a recent LinkedIn News report, the Middle Tennessee-based company has bounced back by bringing back its traditional menu and introducing Americana-themed items.

“New products like patriotic shirts and salt shakers are clearly resonating with customers,” LinkedIn wrote in a June 10 report. “The decline in store foot traffic has slowed, the company revised its full-year revenue outlook upward this week, and the stock soared on Wednesday.”

In 2025, the company caused a shock by announcing plans to retire its popular logo featuring the iconic “Oldtimer” and replace it with a minimalist design. As part of the rebrand, the company also aimed to renovate its restaurants, doing away with the mismatched, cluttered decor and cluttered walls that were popular.

“Cracker Barrel needs to feel like Cracker Barrel today and tomorrow. The things you love are still there,” Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Fels Masino said in an interview on “Good Morning America.” “We need people to choose us, and we want people to choose us.”

The San Marcos City Council adopted a new ordinance on Tuesday, June 16, amending zoning regulations that effectively ban data center development in the city, citing concerns about the strain the project would place on local water and energy resources.

The ordinance narrowly passed on a 4-3 vote, making it the first time a Texas city has banned data centers. But this isn’t the first sign of opposition from Texans to the industry.

A poll released last week by the University of Texas and the Texas Politics Project found that 56% of Texas voters oppose building data centers in their region, with 42% strongly opposed.

Industrial demand for silver influences the price of the metal, but other forces are also at play. These include monetary policy, supply constraints, and investor sentiment, all of which can play an important role in short-term price movements.

For example, the price of silver hit an all-time high earlier this year, but that rally was primarily driven by investor sentiment and financial trends, not just AI infrastructure. Still, massive investment in AI is supporting silver’s long-term price and is a key factor investors are paying attention to.

Here’s how AI fits into the big picture for silver, and what it can tell us about what’s next for the price of silver.

Some economists are calling this “tomatoflation” because the flavorful fruit has seen the biggest price increases of all foods in recent months. Florida is one of the reasons.

Florida, the nation’s largest producer of fresh tomatoes, suffered two severe winter freezes earlier this year, resulting in production losses on 80% of the 27,900 acres grown tomato on Florida’s commercial farms.

This cost Florida’s tomato industry an estimated $164 million, and the state’s agriculture industry as a whole suffered a staggering $3.17 billion loss, according to Florida Agriculture Secretary Wilton Simpson.

It also coincided with setbacks such as bad weather and disease outbreaks that hit Mexico’s tomato industry. The country produces 70% of the fresh tomatoes consumed in the United States

According to a June 29 X post from Harry Reid International Airport, the winning spin happened over the weekend at the Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the airport’s C gate. Airport officials congratulated the lucky flyer, writing it was “one way to spend a layover” and thanking travelers for making Las Vegas part of their “lucky journey.”

The airport did not identify the winner or say where the travelers were headed. Additional details regarding the jackpot or winning stake were not immediately released.

Huge jackpot hit again this month in Las Vegas

The airport win came just days after another visitor won big at a Las Vegas casino.

On June 16, an Atlanta visitor won $10,292,912.32 playing an IGT Megabucks progressive slot machine at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, according to the resort. Officials say guests played for just a few minutes before turning $5 bets into eight-figure jackpots.

Overall, Raising Cane’s plans to open five new restaurants and three renovated stores in July, the company told USA TODAY. The company also announced the opening of its first restaurants in Johnson City, Tennessee, Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Albany, Georgia.

“We are excited to celebrate these milestones with our newest communities in Johnson City, Jacksonville and Albany,” the company said in a June 29 statement.

The company also said each opening or renovation gives brands an opportunity to “create jobs and strengthen local partnerships.”

Social Security benefits are paid primarily to seniors and retirees and are typically paid on Wednesdays. If your birthday falls between the 1st and 10th of a month, your payment is expected to arrive on the second Wednesday of the month (July 8th in July), according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.

If you were born between the 11th and 20th, you will be paid on the third Wednesday of each month (July 15th). According to the SSA calendar, those born on or after the 20th of the month are paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month (July 22nd). Social Security recipients who began receiving benefits before May 1997 will receive payments on July 2nd.

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The social security payment schedule for July is as follows: