The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization is convening its own expert meeting to consider making a similar emergency declaration over mpox. The … Read more
The airline you choose to fly can make or break your travel experience. Luckily, one airline has been named the best by this year’s Skytrax Awards, so you know what your top choice should be. At Monday’s 2024 World Airline Awards, Qatar Airways was declared the World’s Best Airline. This is the eighth time the … Read more
“Bad Blood”? More like big bucks. After a year of boffo successes — a massive concert tour, a hit movie and setting a Grammys record — Taylor Swift is now officially a billionaire. Forbes released its 2024 World’s Billionaire List on Tuesday, and the “Anti-Hero” singer made the cut for the very first time with … Read more
A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that disgraced lawyer Tom Girardi is competent enough to stand trial on embezzlement charges despite his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. The decision was announced on Tuesday and filed by U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton. In a brief notation on the case docket, the sealed order stated, “defendant competent to stand … Read more
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Watercress is life. Often seen as a garden-variety garnish that one scrapes off an entrée, lowly watercress could conversely be the holy grail for health. This nebulous-looking vegetable has been deemed an essential part of a balanced diet due to its bounty of nutrients that can stave off disease and protect athletes from workout-induced injuries, … Read more
A Texas teenager who died at the top of a rock climbing wall came back to life two hours after he went into cardiac arrest in what doctors have called a “literal miracle.” Sammy Berko, 16, went into cardiac arrest during what was supposed to be a fun day spent at the gymnasium. “He climbed … Read more
Strap on your riding boots and giddyap — it’s gearing up to be coastal cowgirl summer. The latest style trend spawned on TikTok has sent city girls stampeding for cowboy boots, straw hats and statement-buckle belts — just in time for popular music festivals Coachella and Stagecoach. With 7.4 billion views on the app, the fashion … Read more
That’s a lot of birthday candles to tweet. María Branyas Morera of Spain, who — was verified as being the oldest living person at 115 years and 321 days old, is an active Twitter user, according to Guinness World Records. The spry senior’s Twitter bio reads, “I am old, very old, but not an idiot,” … Read more
They’re McLovin’ it. A McDonald’s in Welshpool, Wales, just over the border from England, has been dubbed “the best in the world” by a Michelin-starred chef. Beyond run-of-the-mill Big Macs, the deluxe menu is said to feature sandwiches with truffle-fragrant mayonnaise and Cadbury-chocolate-filled McFlurries. The five-star fast-food claim comes from UK chef Gareth Ward, who … Read more