A defiant Ricky Gervais said his jokes about sick and dying children will remain in his Dec. 25 Netflix special, “Armageddon” — despite fan outrage and an online petition over his offensive and “ableist language.” “In the actual skit, I say, ‘I’ve been doing a lot of video messages recently for terminally ill children. Only … Read more
The late Queen Elizabeth II was worried that her funeral would be too “difficult” to organize if she died at Balmoral, her daughter Princess Anne has revealed. The late monarch died in her beloved Scottish royal residence on Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96. But in the days leading up to her death, Her Late … Read more
It’s been known that women tend to outlive men, but a new study shows that the gender-death gap is widening. A research paper published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that U.S. men on average die nearly six years before women — the largest rift since 1996. The difference increased to 5.8 years … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. I am only 40, and I always took for granted that I had plenty of life left to live. I’m happily married, but I worry because my husband, “Al,” has become my caretaker. I feel terrible about it. My condition is very limiting. I’m … Read more
WASHINGTON — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant because of other health problems when doctors at the … Read more
Fans are Perry mad at Katy. Pop star Katy Perry is no stranger to controversy especially after the “I Kissed a Girl” singer’s year fighting off haters while judging “American Idol.” However, several fans of the pop diva are now attacking her on X (formerly known as Twitter) after it was revealed that Perry, 38, … Read more
Her “final wish” was to get laid. A woman on Reddit revealed her boyfriend cheated on her with his terminally ill friend because it was her dying wish. “I can’t express my jealousy because she’s dead anyway,” she scoffed. “It was probably something like how she didn’t want to die a virgin.” Even though the friend allegedly … Read more
An Australian influencer believes a European summer holiday is not all its cracked up to be, revealing she was “dying to go home” after three months of traveling. OnlyFans star and frequent traveler Mikaela Testa wanted her followers to know what they are seeing on their social media feeds is not the reality. In a … Read more
Heidi Satterthwaite wanted to go out with a bang. Before her death last year, the 34-year-old made an unusual request — she wanted a party. Rather, she wanted a celebration of her life with an expansive guest list of all her family and friends. “I would describe it as an exclamation point at the end of … Read more
A couple planned their wedding in just two days after the bride found out her dad’s cancer had suddenly taken a turn for the worse. Mary Grace Quigley couldn’t imagine her wedding without her dad walking her down the aisle. In November 2022, her father, Barry, 79, was diagnosed with a stage four cancerous tumor … Read more
This family isn’t letting their beloved dog go out on a ruff note. Holly Mitchell and Dylan Bradley made a bucket list for their dying pup — a golden retriever named Ted — to complete before the family says their final, heartbreaking goodbyes. The childhood sweethearts from Glasgow, Scotland, picked up the prized pet when … Read more
Looks like Katy Perry is in hot water again over real estate — several years after she sparred with two nuns over an 8-acre Los Feliz, California spread. The “Dark Horse” singer and her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, have been involved in a three-year legal suit over the Montecito, California mansion they purchased back in 2021 … Read more
Black men at higher risk of dying from skin cancer, study finds – CBS News Watch CBS News Black men are most at risk to die of melanoma, a recent study found. Errol Barnett examines what factors into the statistics. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive … Read more
Emma Edwards, 10, always dreamed of getting married. She and her beau, Daniel Marshall Christopher “DJ” Williams, Jr., tried to have a wedding ceremony at their elementary school. But the teacher told the pair they couldn’t get married at school. Love conquers all, however, and Emma and DJ tied the knot at a big celebration … Read more
A rising number of women are succumbing to alcohol-related deaths, a new study published in JAMA Network on July 28 found. While males historically have been more than twice as likely to die from alcohol-related conditions than females, the gap appears to be narrowing. Researchers from Hofstra University in New York, Harvard Medical School and the University … Read more
These implants were certainly eye-popping. A British mom says she was left temporarily blind after going under the knife to get DD-sized breast implants at the age of 19. Danielle Sheehan, now 32, had the artificial assets inserted after winning a $6000 beauty makeover back in 2010. At the time, the teen — who started … Read more
What are the odds? At 28, a woman has dodged death three times — surviving a near-fatal car accident and beating terminal cancer twice. Aria, who did not provide her last name, boasts she’s “cheated” death, detailing the devastating details of her car crash and cancer diagnoses, the latter of which resulted in chemotherapy, radiation and … Read more
Have mercy! John Stamos recounted his early worries about playing Uncle Jesse in “Full House” after his young co-star Jodie Sweetin stole the show during a table read to the point where he “hated” the show. “We did a table read of it, and I was the star. I was coming off of ‘General Hospital,’ … Read more
In 1982, 17-year-old Clare Frank was legally emancipated from her parents, moved into an illegally converted garage apartment in Santa Cruz, and became a firefighter in Northern California. Frank graduated at the top of her training class. Still, the scrawny, 5-foot-2 teen was too young to join the service; she left her date of birth … Read more
A woman, who is under hospice care in Connecticut, was granted her dying wish of reuniting with her horse, Bella, this week. Karina Courtmanche, 79, has owned the horse for 30 years — since the animal was a baby — and wanted to see her again, according to Connecticut news outlet WFSB. “We were talking … Read more