Krispy Kreme’s new sweet treats will take customers on a flavor-filled adventure to Paris this summer without needing airfare.

The chain has released three new doughnut flavors: Crème Brûlée, Double Chocolate Éclair, and Raspberry & Vanilla Crème, all of which are inspired by classic French flavors.

The new doughnut collection includes:

• The Crème Brûlée Doughnut is an unglazed shell doughnut filled with crème brûlée filling, dipped in crème brûlée caramel icing and topped with caramelized sugar crunch.
• The Double Chocolate Éclair Doughnut is an unglazed shell doughnut filled with chocolate custard filling, dipped in chocolate icing and topped with chocolate crisp pearls.
• The Raspberry & Vanilla Crème Doughnut is an Original Glazed Doughnut dipped in raspberry icing and cookie pieces and dolloped with vanilla cream.

Customers can try all three new flavors when they purchase the chain’s new “Passport to Paris” collection, available in-store or online.

Krispy Kreme also introduced a Crème Brûlée Latte, made to order and served hot or frozen.

The new doughnuts are available at Krispy Kreme locations nationwide. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games kick off on July 26.

It’s that time of year again – Amazon’s Prime Day is back for the 10th time, running July 16th and 17th. As usual, Amazon is promising millions of deals across various categories, essentially creating their own shopping event.

“Because there’s so much activity, you certainly don’t want to be going willy-nilly and buying all sorts of things that you might regret later,” said shopping expert Trae Bodge. She says it’s important to be strategic.

Here are some tips to make the most of Prime Day:

1. Make a list or add desired items to your cart in advance. This way, you can easily track price drops.
2. Compare deals using sites like Yahoo Shopping and Google Shopping.
3. Check an item’s Amazon price history at CamelCamelCamel.com. “That’s a good place to get a sense of what the prices are, what the prices were,” said Bodge.
4. Look for deals on Amazon’s own brands, including Amazon Basics, Amazon Essentials, Ring, Kindle, Fire, and more. These often see some of the lowest prices during Prime Day.
5. Expect deals on small home appliances. “We will see lots of deals, especially on small home appliances, like your robotic vacuum or your air fryer,” Bodge predicts.

Other things to know:

• Alexa can alert you about deals.
• Invite-only deals are back, where you sign up in advance to be randomly selected for deeply discounted products.
• You need a Prime membership to access the deals, but you can sign up for a 30-day free trial.

Remember, Amazon isn’t the only retailer with a membership program. Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and even CVS all offer annual memberships.

“You shouldn’t have more than one of those retail memberships. Pick the one that serves you the best and stick with that and shop with that retailer regularly to get the best bang for your buck out of that annual membership fee,” concluded Bodge.

One more tip: you can easily spot price drops by looking for special banners near the prices of items. Look for banners that say “Limited Time Deal,” “With Prime,” or “Lightning Deal.” There could also be others.

Family members, as well as law enforcement officials, are ask for the public’s help in locating a 77-year-old man from the South Bay region of Los Angeles who has not been seen since late last month.  

Authorities say that on June 25 around 2 p.m., Young Jin left his residence in Gardena, near Western Avenue and 147^th Street, for his daily walk and never returned.  

Jin, who does not suffer from any mental health conditions, recently had a stroke and needs daily medication to manage his blood pressure and cholesterol, authorities said in a missing persons bulletin.  

The 77-year-old is described as 5’6” tall, weighing around 126 pounds with gray hair. He was last seen wearing a burgundy vest, a straw hat and gray pants.  

Jin is known to frequent Gardena, Koreatown and the Palmdale area.  

Anyone who might have seen Jin or may have information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Gardena Police Department Det. Pinela at 310-217-9654 and reference report DR#24-3087. 

Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or leave tips online at L.A. Crime Stoppers.