It was one of the most daring heists in history. Over the long Canada Day holiday weekend in July 1961, serial criminal Georges Lemay tunneled his way into the vaults of the Bank of Nova Scotia in Montréal, Canada, and raided safety deposit boxes of cash, bonds, and jewelry, escaping with an estimated $4 million … Read more
In the 1950s, Oklahoma pastor Charlie Shedd’s book convinced readers it was possible to “Pray Your Weight Away,” while in the 1920s, men paid North Carolina native John Brinkley $750 to have goat testicles sewn into their scrotums in the hopes of boosting their sexual prowess. Then there was the Hager Medical Company in Indiana, … Read more
Samantha Irvin had never been in a wrestling ring before and here she suddenly was, battling with longtime athletes who were at the final steps of their WWE dream. “It was me and a bunch of collegiate athletes, they’re all probably five-to-10 years younger than me, super just strong athletic girls,” Irvin, now the ring … Read more
BUFFALO — It’s the city of wings and flings. New research from the Thriving Center of Psychology has found that Buffalo is one of the best cities in America to be single. The western New York metropolis has the most single people per capita compared to other major cities, according to the survey, which relied on … Read more
Magician Scott Alexander, who appeared on the sixth season of “America’s Got Talent,” died Sunday after suffering a stroke while working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. He was 52. Alexander’s death was confirmed by his wife, Jenny, Monday on Instagram. “I lost my husband yesterday. My kids lost their father. He suffered a … Read more
The best movie of 2022 was also its highest-grossing one, according to one in five Americans. A recent OnePoll survey of 2,000 respondents found that 19% selected “Top Gun: Maverick” as one of their favorites for the year, making it the most popular choice among those polled. But fans weren’t the only ones who walked … Read more
What has six letters perplexed the entire nation this year? Wordle. The daily brain game was the most-searched term in 2022, according to Google data, with “election results” following close behind as millions of Americans were at the edge of their seats just last month, waiting to see who would hold the future of the … Read more
It’s a yes from Simon Cowell. The former 63-year-old host of “The X Factor” wants to bring back the popular reality music competition show, which ran for 3 seasons and last aired in 2013. “I like working with groups, and there aren’t that many groups at the moment, and we found some great groups on … Read more
The Big Apple is not America’s No. 1 ratropolis. Despite being rife with more rodents than “Ratatouille,” New York City is not the most rat-infested city in the US. That title actually belongs to Chicago, according to a survey by extermination firm Orkin on the rattiest cities in America in 2022. The study is released … Read more
Former “America’s Got Talent” finalist Zuri Craig has died. He was 44. No cause of death was revealed, however, his family confirmed that he died on Oct. 21. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the transition of our beloved son, brother and friend, Zuri Craig,” his family wrote on his Instagram page. “We thank … Read more
To access this Airbnb you need to be winched up in a bosun’s chair. Would you stay there? Scratch that… would you stay there with kids? That’s exactly what Aussie couple Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu—who go by the online monika Sailing La Vagabonde—did with their two sons Lenny and Darwin. “What on Earth are we doing?” … Read more
There’s no denying candy is a central part of Halloween. But some candy brands are more liked than others. Instacart – a digital grocery delivery and pick-up service – says it has determined which candies are most loved by Americans, based on sale data from October 2021. The e-commerce retail network, which is partnered with supermarkets, department … Read more
Scroll To See More Images Trigger warning: This story is grisly so read at your own discretion. Jeffrey Dahmer is regarded as one of America’s most horrific serial killers. Eventually pleading guilty to the rape, murder, dismemberment and consumption of multiple victims, he was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences in 1996 but only lived … Read more
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. are at a crisis point. On Monday, prominent public health experts and government officials raised an alarm over the ongoing annual rise in STDs. Preliminary data recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia all went … Read more
History, or herstory, was made on the America’s Got Talent Season 17 finale Wednesday, when the top two contestants were both female dance acts — an AGT first. And interestingly, both were also international Got Talent alumni: Lebanese dance troupe Mayyas won Arabs Got Talent in 2019, the very same year that pole-dancer/multimedia storyteller Kristy … Read more
The America’s Got Talent Season 17 finals took place Tuesday, with some of the 11 contestants rising to the challenge — like Australian pole dancer/multimedia storyteller Kristy Sellars, whom judge Howie Mandel described as “perfection,” and Lebanese dance troupe me Mayyas, whom Howie said were “so great for women, female empowerment, and your culture” and … Read more
As of Saturday, a total of 11 pneumonia cases had been identified as part of the outbreak associated with a health clinic in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, including four deaths in patients with underlying health conditions, the organization said. The organization said Saturday it was informed by the Argentina Ministry of Health … Read more