Vengeful men on social media are staging punches, simulating stabbings and pointing firearms at the camera phones — which they call “training in case she says no.” The “she” in question? Women who reject their romantic advances. While the videos online are being framed as dating satire, advocates against domestic violence fear the trend could … Read more
Something odd was happening to Arielle Hoffman. It was December 2016, and the aspiring actress was mid-shift at a Manhattan brunch spot when she was struck by a strange sensation. Moments later, she realized she’d wet herself — and a slice of time had disappeared. “It was almost as if somebody skipped ahead 30 seconds … Read more
A popular class of weight-loss drugs may prevent life-threatening cardiac complications by opening microscopic blood vessels that often remain blocked after a heart attack, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications. The research, led by the University of Bristol and University College London, identified a biological brain-gut-heart signaling pathway. This discovery appears to explain … Read more
Former ESPN host Keith Olbermann called his former “SportsCenter” colleague Linda Cohn a “self-obsessed politically motivated clown” following her remarks about Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews visiting the White House after Team USA’s gold medal win over Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Taking to X on Thursday, Cohn disagreed with a Toronto Star opinion … Read more
Britain’s Queen Camilla has described for the first time fighting off an attack by a man on a train when she was a teenager, speaking in an interview with the BBC in which she recounted how furious the assault had left her. “When I was a teenager, I was attacked on a train … I remember at … Read more
It can be a real pain in the neck. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints, causing painful swelling and stiffness. About 1.3 million to 1.5 million Americans live with the chronic inflammatory disease. RA not only affects the joints, but it can … Read more
That’s a wrap on harmful plastic? Microplastics — which slough off larger plastics — plague everything we touch, from our food to our cleaning tools, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and more. Now, a team of researchers may have devised the ideal solution. Researchers have created a new material that has the flexibility … Read more
Aussie sailor Deirdre “Cookie” Sibly and her companion have died in mysterious circumstances on her yacht off the coast of South Africa. Ms. Sibly and her French friend Pascal were sailing near Madagascar when they issued a distress signal on Thursday – but when local authorities reached the yacht, they found the pair dead on … Read more
A popular Hawaiian vacation destination has been closed to the public after a surfer suffered a shark bite earlier this week. The incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Nov. 5, when a surfer was bitten by a shark while swimming in Kaua’i island’s Hanalei Bay, the Ocean Safety Bureau (OSB) said in a news release. The surfer, … Read more
“Fast and Furious” star Tyrese Gibson was arrested Friday after his four mastiff dogs allegedly mauled his neighbor’s dainty pooch, as footage captured the animals lurking at the door moments before the tragedy. The 46-year-old actor turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail and was slapped with one count of cruelty to animals just … Read more
These are not the joyful, helpful SMuRFs of your childhood. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and a smoking habit are what’s known as standard modifiable risk factors (SMuRFs) for cardiovascular disease (CVD). These four common behaviors increase the odds that you’ll have a heart attack or stroke. Yet a significant portion of cardiac events … Read more
Forget the Mediterranean — the land of snow and salmon is serving up a fresh way to eat that gives your heart a healthy boost. A growing body of research suggests the Nordic diet can help trim your waist, tame your cholesterol levels and keep your blood pressure in check. That could be a game-changer … Read more
Talk about an achy breaky heart. Billy Ray Cyrus’ son, Trace Cyrus, attacked his country music star father in several scathing posts shared to Instagram on Tuesday. Trace, 36, slammed Billy Ray as “washed-up” and “pathetic” in the blistering online rant. He also denounced the 63-year-old musician for not attending his grandmother’s funeral back in … Read more
ESPN broadcaster Richard Jefferson doesn’t want to hear it from the Boston Celtics fanboys. Jefferson, who is on the call for parts of the Knicks-Celtics series for ESPN, responded to famous Celtics fans Bill Simmons and Dave Portnoy, after the booth was criticized during Boston’s Game 3 triumph. “Richard Jefferson might as well throw on … Read more
It was like a real-life Rock ’em Sock ’em. The rise of the machines seems closer than we might like to think. Freaky footage captured the moment that a humanoid robot seemingly snapped and lashed out at its handlers like something out of a dystopian sci-fi thriller. “This is what the machine uprising might look … Read more
Jaws and effect. Just when you thought it was safe to Go-Pro back in the water: French scientists have attributed the spike in shark attacks to selfie-taking influencers encouraging tourists to pet the toothy predators, per a “Jaws”-dropping study in the journal Frontiers in Conservation. Contrary to sharks’ portrayal as mindless killing machines in movies, … Read more
A heartbreaking new study found that childhood cancer survivors are nearly three times more likely to develop aging-related diseases compared to the general population. Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease among children and adolescents in the United States. Meanwhile, an estimated 500,000 individuals have survived childhood cancer in the US. As … Read more
Kanye West made disturbing comments about Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s children in a post on X on Wednesday. The “Gold Digger” rapper, 47, claimed that Beyoncé used IVF to conceive her and Jay-Z’s 7-year-old twins Rumi and Sir. In more tweets that were all posted within 20 minutes, West claimed that he deleted the initial message … Read more
No presents under the tree this year. At least, no pictures of them — not from Travis Hunter’s fiancée, Leanna Lenee. The link to Lenee’s Instagram’s returns a “sorry, this page isn’t available” error message, indicating she has followed Hunter’s suit and deleted her account after being criticized online for how she reacted after Hunter’s … Read more
Leanna Lenee is firing back at the haters — and it’s been brewing for a while. The fiancée of Heisman Trophy winner and two-way Colorado star Travis Hunter came under scrutiny from fans for how she appeared to react during the weekend — and throughout the season. Viewers of the Heisman ceremony took umbrage with … Read more