On a grueling 222-mile hike through California’s Sierra Nevada, Laurie Singer faced a terrifying ordeal — she was abandoned, miles from help, with no one to rely on but herself. In 2016, the avid hiker and adrenaline junkie set out to tackle the John Muir Trail, one of America’s most famous backpacking routes, with her … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 55-year-old man who dated a very special lady, “Dawn,” for 12 years. We were both married when we met. I fell in love with her, and after we divorced our spouses, we continued being together. I have two kids. Dawn didn’t get along with the older one. My daughter wasn’t rude, … Read more
Abandon ship! Tourists in Hawaii were stranded after cruise ships left ports early amid tsunami concerns sparked by the earthquake that occurred off Russia Wednesday morning. Footage of their maritime marooning has amassed over 170,000 views on TikTok. The titanic 8.8 magnitude temblor, which was the strongest the world has witnessed in the last 14 … Read more
Two minor quakes hit Los Angeles Sunday night, and I like to think that they were cosmically connected. The second earthquake was a small rattler (3.9) centered in the San Fernando Valley, just north of where the first quake hit inside the Dolby Theater when “Anora” won best picture. A pleasurable romp about an exotic … Read more
Grandmother Jackie Leek has struck up a remarkable bond with a giant tortoise which she takes everywhere with her – including down the pub. Jackie, 58, first bought the African sulcata tortoise she calls Mr. Miyagi for company when recovering from cancer 18 months ago. Since then the pair have become inseparable and she has … Read more
Adiós! Beth Turbutt-Rogers, a British woman, had to abandon her husband at an unnamed airport because his passport didn’t comply with new travel guidelines. “They told us his passport had expired, even though the expiration date was March 2025, meaning there were eight months left,” Turbutt-Rogers said online. In the one-minute TikTok, with over 2.9 … Read more
One ethos of Burning Man is to “leave no trace” on the grounds of Black Rock Desert. But too many of the 73,000 attendees this year did the opposite, locals say. “I’ve been hearing stories about the trash being left behind,” Athena LameBull, who lives on Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, about 70 miles from the … Read more
In late September, Rachael Ray told me about her next trip trip to Ukraine, the latest of several visits she’s made to the war-torn country since it was invaded by Russia last February. On Thursday, Dec. 15, “The Rachael Ray Show” (2 p.m./Ch. 7) will devote its entire hour to Ray’s Thanksgiving-week visit to Ukraine … Read more