Allegiant Air said Wednesday it has completed its purchase of Sun Country Airlines, finalizing a deal that combines two low-cost carriers at a turbulent time for the budget airline industry following the recent shutdown of rival Spirit Airlines. Las Vegas-based Allegiant said the transaction closed after receiving required regulatory and shareholder approvals. When the deal … Read more
Don’t sleep on good sleep. Recent research suggests skipping shuteye can cause issues that are shockingly similar to those found in Alzheimer’s disease patients. A team of researchers from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria analyzed sleep-centric medical studies published over the last quarter century to better understand how a lack of sleep affects the … Read more
A little sunburn and seasickness might be the least of your worries once you set sail on that dream cruise. More than 150 people, including 17 Americans, are currently confined to their cabins aboard a luxury cruise ship amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has left them stranded off the coast of West Africa. At … Read more
A man has given a wounded butterfly a second chance at life — by creating a tiny prosthetic wing from dried orchid petals. Morhaf Ghazi, 30, discovered the fragile insect while hiking in Amman, Jordan, when he noticed it was unable to flutter away as he approached. On closer inspection, he saw the butterfly’s right … Read more
Haley and Hanna Cavinder didn’t have an identity crisis after they retired from basketball last year. After playing their final year of NCAA eligibility for the Miami Hurricanes, the twin sisters — who were two of the top earners when the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) era began in 2021 — said they “struck while … Read more
In this dog-eat-dog world, these plucky pups refuse to meat their maker. Every dog has its day. But today, seven cunning canines are being celebrated, worldwide, after joining forces and fleeing a meat factory in China, making a 10-mile trek home as a four-legged “band of brothers.” Their great escape was captured in a moving … Read more
A major cruise line is officially going adults-only, joining a growing group of brands betting that travelers are seeking tranquility over kid-friendly activities. Oceania Cruises, a Miami-based company that operates eight luxury ships sailing across Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia, announced this month it will begin welcoming only guests age 18 and … Read more
They’re taking shallowness to the maxx. Gen Z pick-up artists have devised a superficial online rubric for judging people’s looks, grading them on a scale from “subhuman” (hideously ugly) to Tera Chad (unattainable aesthetic perfection). According to this hierarchical system, Angelina Jolie, Margot Robbie and Australian model Jordan Barrett rank among the most attractive people … Read more
Woke couture is coming for our closets. Wool from sheep that “prefer same-sex partners” debuted at a New York fashion show earlier this month. On Nov. 13, a collection of knitwear by Los Angeles-based designer Michael Schmidt, called “I Wool Survive,” features garments created with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep” in … Read more
Tom Brady shared that his dog, Junie, is a clone of his late dog, Lua, a pitbull mix, who died in 2023. The retired quarterback said in a statement obtained by People that Colossal Biosciences, a biotech company which Brady is an investor in, cloned Lua — the dog he shared with his ex-wife Gisele … Read more
Park Slope parents may swear by Montessori toys and organic snacks — but come Halloween, it’s all plastic fangs and candy corn on the Brooklyn neighborhood’s tree-lined streets. And in this storybook version of spooky suburbia, where every stoop tells a tale and every shriek of laughter echoes off the brownstones, there’s one particularly haunted … Read more
A longtime lawyer who joined OnlyFans to cope with her ex-husband’s death says she’s discovered her long-repressed sexuality. Jennie Lynnie May, 51, spent more than two decades as a high-flying legal eagle before the death of her former spouse left her too grief-stricken to work. “Patrick and I might have divorced, but he was my … Read more
Airbnb has apologized to a woman after her host used artificial intelligence to claim she had caused thousands of dollars worth of damage. The incident took place earlier this year when a London-based woman booked a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan for a two-and-a-half month stay, The Guardian reported. She decided to leave the Airbnb early … Read more
Blake Livey has accused Justin Baldoni of “creating a media circus” by leaking details from her closed-door deposition last week in their ongoing legal saga. Lively, 37, was questioned under oath by the attorneys of her “It Ends With Us” co-star-turned-rival on Thursday — the details of which were “immediately” leaked, according to a letter … Read more
They’ve turned tech into a weapon — and no one’s safe from the scandal. Teens are using artificial intelligence to whip up disturbingly realistic nude images of their classmates — and then share them like digital wildfire, sending shockwaves through schools and leaving experts fearing the worst. The AI-powered tools, often dubbed “nudify” apps, are … Read more
Prada struck a $1.375 billion deal to buy smaller rival Versace from Capri Holdings on Thursday, including its debt, in a move that unites two of the biggest names in Italian fashion. Prada is seeking to expand, having defied a slowdown in luxury demand, while Versace has been operating at a loss in the last few quarters. The … Read more
Whether you’re fully on board, curious, or completely horrified, we all have our own opinions on non-surgical aesthetic treatments, often referred to as “tweakments”. For some, it’s as routine as getting a fresh set of highlights, but for others, it’s viewed as succumbing to societal pressures that discourage women from ageing naturally. Regardless of your … Read more
It’s not exactly cookie-cutter tech. Mondelez International, the snack giant that manufactures Oreos and Chips Ahoy, is using artificial intelligence to create delicious new recipes and move them to market at lightning speed. “We’re doing things more efficiently,” Kevin Wallenstein, who works in biscuit research and development, told The Wall Street Journal of the futuristic … Read more
This memorial was free of charge — quite literally. An abandoned Tesla Cybertruck has become Seattle’s “shiniest new tourist trap” with residents turning the broken-down electric vehicle into a streetside memorial — gravestone and all. The truck, which has visible suspension issues around its back driver’s side wheel, caught the attention of Reddit users after … Read more
Researchers have developed zombie duck drones made from the bodies of dead birds. A team at New Mexico Tech has found a way to use body parts to create realistic avian imposters. They believe the drones would aid wildlife monitoring by blending in a natural environment. Researchers have developed zombie duck drones made from the … Read more