The mystery of Amelia Earhart’s long-lost aircraft may finally be solved — as researchers believe searchers spent nearly nine decades looking in the wrong place. A 17-member team from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) has launched a high-stakes expedition to Nikumaroro, a remote South Pacific atoll overrun by massive, three-foot land crabs. … Read more
After 25 years in finance, former Goldman Sachs partner Stacy Polley has been singing a new tune. The banker — a Goldman star who ran their fixed income sales — has taken Broadway by storm, performing a series of highly personal cabaret shows in recent years. Her latest one, set for Thursday at Sony Hall, … Read more
Screw Salem and skip Sleepy Hollow. If you want to scare up something spooky this month, slash the clichés. Start in the Keys. Campy, quirky and regularly NC-17, the 10-day Fantasy Fest in Key West was invented in the 1970s to goose visitors to the gay-friendly town during its low season. Think of it like … Read more
Less than half of single Americans believe they’ll ever find “the one,” according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults, half single and half in relationships, revealed that just 41% of single respondents are confident they’ll find “the one.” But they’re not alone: a fifth of those already coupled up don’t believe their current … Read more
CVS has been accused of illegally selling your data — and you could cash in. The healthcare powerhouse is accused of illegally sharing private user data — like health information, personal insights, browsing data, identifiers and more to Criteo and other third parties through technology embedded on any of the CVS Digital Properties. This includes … Read more
He’s sober and a judge — of America’s top party schools. Marco Graci, 20, of Valhalla, NY, is hitting frat parties, attending tailgates, doing bar crawls, and crashing on strangers’ couches at 40 campuses across the country in a Herculean effort to rate the nation’s No. 1 party school. He judges them on a scale … Read more
This story might get under your skin. A man’s hospital visit took a bizarre turn when testing revealed multiple “foreign bodies” lodged in his heart, abdomen, pelvis, bladder and even his penis. The most disturbing part? Doctors think he put them there himself. Surgeons operated on a patient after doctors discovered multiple foreign objects in … Read more
Forget dinner and drinks. As Californians grapple with the punishing cost of going out, the humble Costco run is morphing from a weekly chore into an unlikely form of entertainment — complete with cheap eats, treasure hunting and even the possibility of finding true love. A devoted community has sprung up around the warehouse giant, … Read more
Gamers hit the jackpot. Eligible PlayStation users will soon see payments — in the form of store credit — from a $7.85 million settlement. Sony — parent company of PlayStation — is accused of violating federal antitrust law and certain state laws. Sony is being accused of anticompetitive conduct by monopolizing the PlayStation digital game … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My friend “Ben” and I had many ups and downs in our 30-year friendship. Three years ago, we had one of our periodic blowouts and stopped speaking. I found out recently that he passed away a year later, and I was never informed. The obituary I found online does not mention a cause … Read more
From scam guys to cam girls, it’s a wicked world for people looking for love online. Just look at cyber villain du jour, a lousy liar named Daejon Love who allegedly conned at least 26 victims out of more than $1.3 million. How? He posed as a romance-starved player for the San Francisco 49ers. But … Read more
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream has issued a voluntary recall of several flavors of its Outshine Fruit Bars on Saturday after discovering they could contain glass. According to a press release, five varieties of the 6ct 2.5-ounce paddle bars were affected: Outshine Strawberry, Watermelon, Grape, Tangerine and Black Cherry. Outshine Fruit Bars’ strawberry flavor was one of … Read more
Battling historically high unemployment rates and increasingly job-hungry AI, young Americans looking for a leg up are increasingly turning to social media to broadcast their availability — and sometimes very loudly. And it appears to be working — a recent study found that 46% of Gen Z, who reportedly are often sending out as many as 1,000 applications per … Read more
“Applying honey to a cut,” “baking soda paste on mosquito bites,” and “oatmeal on itchy rashes” are some of the ways Americans have treated minor injuries in their own home. A new survey of 2,000 Americans found that most trust natural ingredients to treat minor wounds or skin irritations at least as much, if not … Read more
I once asked a venerable cruise critic what constitutes a “luxury cruise,” since some of the most expensive (and expansive) windows at sea are on the big ships. You can plunk down $40,000 a week for Celebrity Edge’s Iconic Suite, or even $150,000 a week for the Ultimate Family Townhouse on Royal Caribbean’s vast Icon … Read more
America the Beautiful is a little more so in this state. For the fourth consecutive year, the State of Deseret has been ranked the No. 1 state in the US News & World Report’s 2026 Best States rankings. Each state was ranked in categories including education, economy, environment, crime and health care. While Utah didn’t … Read more
Show me the money. Billions of dollars are waiting to be claimed, and states around the US can’t get rid of it. All throughout the 50 states, unclaimed cash or financial assets sit inactive after being turned over to the state unclaimed property programs. The outstanding funds include things like uncashed checks from corporations, financial … Read more
It pays to get fired. If AI took your job, you may be entitled to monthly $1,000 checks under a 12-month program called AI Dividend. The project is starting with just 25 to 50 workers who have been impacted by AI, with plans to expand. Co-led by two non-profits — AI Commons Project and What … Read more
Social Security checks are set to hit bank accounts this week. MargJohnsonVA – stock.adobe.com The third and final round of July’s Social Security checks will arrive this week. The standard monthly Social Security Administration (SSA) payments are scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, reaching millions of recipients whose birthdays fall between the 21st and the end … Read more
A family’s unusual discovery in a rental home that left some TikTok viewers shocked finally has an explanation. Libby Birrell and Aubrey Birrell, two sisters from Utah, recently went viral on social media after checking into an Airbnb rental and recognizing members of their own family in a framed beach photo hanging on the wall. … Read more