A spectacular celestial event is about to take place in the skies above the Golden State. Southern California residents will catch “the best meteor shower” of the year starting Friday, July 17. The Perseids meteor shower will soon streak across our sky with its fireballs lasting until August 23, with the peak in mid-August, according … Read more
In January 1937, Pauline Trigère and her husband, Lazar Radley, along with their two sons and Trigère’s mother and brother Robert, arrived in New York City. The family was Jewish, and they had left France because of the growing Nazi threat. New York, however, was just a stopover: Their destination was Chile, where Lazar and … Read more
Critical care nurse Janet Kerrigan was stunned to discover in 2011 that she had multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, and she only had a year or two to live. A crucial stem cell transplant in 2012 prolonged her life — but her private insurance carrier stuck her with 20% of the nearly million-dollar tab. … Read more
” player=”SPdDOYds” platform=”jw-player” playlist=”Toq2ZZoq” playlisttype=”recommendations” placement=”true” /] After a devastating injury, a Nashville man is pleading with others to steer clear of the chiropractor. Last year, Tyler Stanton endured “the worst pain I had ever experienced in my life,” a hospital stay, and the beginning of an ongoing struggle that has left him unable to … Read more
It will be built brick by brick. Minecraft will soon be a theme park attraction at a to-be-announced location in the United States. Microsoft-owned Mojang, creators of the best-selling video game, will partner with British amusement giant Merlin Entertainments, operator of New York’s Legoland and Madame Tussauds — along with countless attractions across the pond. Minecraft … Read more
Flooding is among the extreme weather disasters on offer on a planet with a changing climate, and that’s both catastrophic and, in a literary sense, poetic. The first apocalypse recorded in more than one ancient text is, after all, a deluge. But there is such a thing as too much symbolism, and “The End We … Read more
The documentary “Stamped From the Beginning,” based on the 2016 book by Ibram X. Kendi, begins with a trick question and ends with a sage retort. “What’s wrong with Black people?” asks the director Roger Ross Williams of the film’s heady roster of Black female scholars as they consider the ways in which the slave … Read more
Davide Renne has died at 46 due to a “sudden illness,” just nine days into his role as Moschino’s new creative director. His death was confirmed in a press release from Aeffe SpA, the parent company of Moschino. The Daily Front Row alleged the cause of death was a heart attack, however, the report is … Read more
Meet Keryl Rustin — a 74-year-old woman who is blind and who just competed in her second National Senior Games 5K run. The resident of Kearneysville, West Virginia, also ran the 2022 5K unassisted and unnoticed — but this year, things were different. On the rainy morning of July 9, Rustin ran the annual 5K … Read more
Ice Cube tackles a wide range of topics — including Kanye West’s antisemitic comments and his supposed feud with the rapper — in an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” airing Monday at 8 p.m., on TalkTV. “We were always cool,” said Ice Cube of his relationship with West, speaking out about their dynamic for the … Read more
This caused quite a splash. A groom has gone viral after he pulled a seemingly “brutal” prank on his new wife right after the pair vowed to love and to hold ’til death do they part. The video, which was posted on TikTok and gained nearly 11.4 million views, shows the happy couple running towards … Read more
Alzheimer’s disease could soon be a distant memory. A revolutionary new Alzheimer’s drug named lecanemab could mark a major breakthrough in the decades-long battle against the neurological disorder, according to eye-opening Phase 3 trials. The potentially game-changing dry runs transpired in May 2021, but the results were only published Tuesday in the New England Journal … Read more
“Halloween Ends” is only just beginning. The slasher film cut its way to first place at the box office on Friday, earning more than $20 million in theaters. The sequel to last year’s “Halloween Kills” is predicted to take in $43.4 million on its opening weekend, according to Variety. “Smile” was bumped from the top spot this … Read more