Extreme weather events kill a number of Americans every year. For many of those events, however, the deaths tend to skew toward one demographic: men and boys. For example, they account for more than 65% of direct victims of hurricanes and more than 70% of deaths caused by lightning, according to the National Weather Service. Additionally, men and … Read more
Investigators are baffled over the case of a woman who died after eating chocolate she got from a palm reader who said she didn’t have long to live. “She vomited, her vision was a bit blurred, her body was soft… it was a matter of hours,” the victim’s bereaved cousin Bianca Cristina told Globo 1 … Read more
Thought last week’s Mississippi monster was impressive? A team of hunters put those gator grabbers to shame after hauling a more than 900-pound “dinosaur” gator from a Florida lake, as seen in jaw-dropping videos and photos making waves online. “I had fear like I never felt before,” Kevin Grotz, an outdoorsman who runs the outfit Florida … Read more
A woman who was left severely burned after a pub heater exploded on her has now become a social media star — and is celebrating how far she’s come since the accident. April Charlesworth, 30, has built a platform sharing her daily life with her nearly 25,000 followers on TikTok and is now on a … Read more
YouTube star Jenny Appleford has never smoked — but the California mom-of-two has terminal lung cancer. Two weeks ago, the 36-year-old was told she had less than a year to live — and she knew she had to break the news to her children. “We understand science, we understand higher power,” Kyle Appleford, Jenny’s spouse, … Read more
LONDON, July 17 – More than 50 pilot whales have died in Scotland after being stranded on a beach on the Isle of Lewis — the largest mass stranding in the country in decades. Authorities were alerted to the incident on Sunday morning at around 0600 GMT and subsequent attempts to refloat more than a dozen living whales were unsuccessful. Rescuers later decided to euthanize the remaining stranded whales on welfare grounds. In total 55 whales died … Read more
When the screenplay to “Die Hard” hit Hollywood’s agents and A-listers circuit, the world’s top actors couldn’t dismiss it quickly enough. “James Caan told me directly, ‘I read the script, and this guy’s running away for the first twenty-five pages,’” Steve de Souza, the film’s screenwriter, says in the new book “The Last Action Heroes: … Read more
Mitchell Gaffney and Madeleine Edsell have thanked the community for the “outpouring of love and support” in their first statement since the horrific bus crash that killed 10 of the wedding guests. “While we appreciate the outpouring of love and support from the community, we ask that the media respect our privacy while we grieve,” … Read more
The “night owl” seems to be an endangered species. A host of studies have found that night owls are more likely to suffer from health problems and die younger than early birds. Experts now believe they’ve found the cause: Night owls tend to do more smoking and drink more alcohol than those who rise and … Read more
A model granddaughter has gone public in support of her terminally ill grandmother’s decision to end her life on her own terms: “It’s the light at the end of the tunnel.” Victoria’s Secret catwalker Ali Tate Cutler filmed an emotional conversation with her “Bubbie,” who will soon be euthanized in Canada. She uploaded the footage … Read more
Paul Edmonds thought his AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence. Now, over three decades later, he’s made medical history as one of the five people worldwide to be cured of HIV. Edmonds, 66, and his husband, Arnie House, were both HIV-positive when they were first diagnosed all those years ago. Thanks to medical advancements, the … Read more
A distraught mom is raising awareness about the rare disease that causes her daughter to “forget to breathe” — and face death while sleeping or watching her favorite cartoon. Star Bowyer, 48, and her husband Andrew Bowyer, 44, are required to maintain 24-hour-care for their 6-year-old daughter, Sadie, as she suffers from Congenital Central Hypoventilation … Read more
A Danish man who claims to have spent $4,200 on tattoos, piercings and body modifications admits not everyone loves the work he’s had done — and he’s sharing strangers’ weirded-out reactions. “I’ve been spat on while sitting on the bus minding my own business,” Copenhagen resident Remus, 25, told Jam Press. “People yell at me … Read more
Jeena Panesar said she was wearing her hair in a claw clip when she was injured in a “traumatic” car crash on Jan. 24. Now she’s advising people to eschew the popular hair accessory — at least while driving. The 19-year-old British student teacher claims she was driving 50 miles per hour on a foggy … Read more
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Birth and death are the only sure things in this beautiful, brutal world of ours and the best we can do is make the space between memorable. In the words of Cancer author and cultural critic Hunter S. Thompson who lived by his own rules and died by … Read more
Audiences are finally saying “F you!” to the MCU. While the awful “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” raked in $120 million over the long Presidents Day weekend, ticket-buyers and critics were both put off by the Paul Rudd stinker. On Rotten Tomatoes, the squishable film nearly tied franchise-worst “Eternals” (47%) with a 48%. Even more … Read more
This doctor has lost his patience with the US healthcare system. One doctor has gone viral on TikTok after revealing the ugly truth that most health insurance companies allegedly want you to “die as quickly as possible.” The TikTok was posted Thursday and had racked up nearly one million views. “Healthcare companies don’t care about … Read more
That’s a lot of coin. A Lincoln wheat penny minted in 1955 sold this month for $2,050 on eBay because it contains a rare feature known as a “double die error.” The manufacturing error occurs when the design on the die is mistakenly doubled in the hubbing process, resulting in two identical images on the coin that … Read more
Britney Spears is assuring her overprotective fans that her loneliness isn’t killing her. The 41-year-old pop icon addressed rumors Friday that she’s struggling with her mental health and needing an intervention, while admitting she takes Prozac for depression “and that’s about it.” “I didn’t die, people. I didn’t die,” Spears emphasized in a clip posted … Read more
A Starbucks customer’s bold request for a tip refund has sparked heated debate. In a TikTok video, now with over 237,000 views since it was posted on Sunday, Starbucks barista Joaquin De La Torre recalled the time his coworker asked him how to refund a customer $2 — because they’d accidentally selected the gratuity option … Read more