Yankees infielder Anthony Volpe was happy when he completed a heated pilates class that his girlfriend, model Elle Jowett, forced him to do. Those were her words, as seen in a TikTok video she shared Wednesday. “Forcing my boyfriend to have a girl morning,” Jowett wrote, including a snapshot of a stone-faced Volpe ahead of … Read more
The “pumpkin tax” is real. As pumpkin spice lattes top seasonal café menus across the country, a new study reveals that the specialty-flavored items carry an average 8.4% markup over standard versions. That’s up from a 7.4% markup just two years ago — though still down from 2022’s 14.1% spike, when pumpkin harvests were suffering … Read more
They’re getting the band back together. Trey Wingo will reunite with Merril Hoge, Damien Woody and Mark Schlereth — bringing together the old “NFL Live” crew for a new venture called “The OG Football Show,” Front Office Sports reported Tuesday. The quartet will broadcast on YouTube every Monday and recap the four best NFL games … Read more
It didn’t take long for it to come out where Sport Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina would end up next after he announced on Wednesday that he would be leaving the publication. Traina, along with former WFAN hosts Sal Licata and John Jastremski, are launching a new sports media start-up, Front Office Sports reported on Thursday. While … Read more
Las Vegas travelers hit an unexpected jackpot over the weekend — up to $2,500 just to go absolutely nowhere. Brutal desert heat threw Harry Reid International Airport into chaos, delaying thousands of passengers and forcing airlines to plead with dozens of flyers at a time to surrender their seats because fully loaded planes were too … Read more
They’re grounded. Another airline is forced to cut flights due to a lack of qualified pilots: Sun Country recently announced it will reduce fall flights, citing staffing issues. The Minnesota-based budget airline, which was acquired by Allegiant earlier this year, removed roughly 348 departures from its September schedule. In an internal memo sent to Allegiant … Read more
Welcome to the newest MTA magic trick: traveling to Manhattan by first heading farther away from it. It wouldn’t be NYC without some major, rather frustrating, subway issues. More recently, frustrated Brooklyn straphangers are sounding off after the Manhattan-bound J train started skipping several Brooklyn stops during weekday midday hours — forcing some riders into … Read more
The star-spangled banner does yet wave. But as a time-honored tradition, flags have again been ordered to fly at half-staff nationwide for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25. The annual, solemn observance honors US Armed Forces service members who have died while serving the country and is practiced across every state, from Hawaii to Texas, … Read more
They weren’t having an Easy time taking off. EasyJet crewmembers raised eyebrows after requesting that five passengers disembark a flight because the aircraft was too heavy to take off. Five passengers got off an EasyJet flight after crew members announced that the plane was too heavy to take off. AFP via Getty Images The incident … Read more
It was a real flightmare. An American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago had to make an emergency landing Sunday after a “disruptive customer” reportedly caused a disturbance, at one point even threatening to “blow up the plane.” “It was an awfully, awfully long day for all of us,” passenger Sona Jones told CBS … Read more
It was an abrupt booze cruise. A Ryanair flight across Spain was delayed after a drunk passenger’s meltdown forced them to stop on the tarmac, as seen in viral footage shot on Feb. 12. The young man reportedly started “talking loudly on his phone” and “shouting,” causing other passengers to stare, another passenger recounted to … Read more
Mind the gaps! A passenger’s laptop dropped through the passenger cabin into the cargo bay, forcing a United Airlines flight bound for Rome to return to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia. “We have a minor situation here with a passenger who has somehow dropped a laptop that was on … down the sidewall into … Read more
The summer things got ugly. Prime Video has reprimanded fans of the teen love triangle romance, “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” which is currently in its third and final season. On Wednesday, the show’s official TikTok account posted a video graphic that read, “The Summer We Started Acting Normal Online.” It was accompanied by the … Read more
It was the wheel of misfortune. A Norwegian flight began with a bang after a tire exploded shortly after takeoff, forcing the pilots to execute an emergency landing. The Boeing 737 had reportedly just departed Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday en route to Paris, France, when passengers heard what sounded like an explosion “During takeoff, a … Read more
Four reactors at France’s Gravelines nuclear power plant, located along the English Channel, were temporarily shut down over the weekend after a swarm of jellyfish threatened to clog critical water intake systems. According to the plant’s operator, several of the facility’s production units went offline after jellyfish were detected in the filter drums of the … Read more
Johnny Manziel is headed to the small screen. The former Browns quarterback, 32, is rounding out the star-studded cast of the upcoming fourth season of Fox’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” in which athletes and reality stars will face harrowing challenges that will push them both physically and emotionally. Manziel, who famously flamed out of … Read more
An entire Delta flight from Dallas to Boston had to exit the aircraft after a drunk passenger refused to get off the aircraft, new bodycam footage showed. The passenger was slurring their words and struggling to stay awake as authorities repeatedly tried to get her to leave the flight, according to police bodycam video. The … Read more
Nathan Fielder called the Federal Aviation Administration “dumb” and forced an uncomfortable moment between CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and his co-host during a surreal interview Thursday. The quirky comedian, 42, spared no one, including a US representative, as he discussed the chatter around his HBO docu-series, “The Rehearsal,” that recently concluded its second season and pushes … Read more
It was a tough call. An Air France flight from Paris, France to Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, was forced to make a U-turn after a passenger lost their phone, sparking safety concerns. Flight AF750 had departed the City of Light at around 11:52 a.m. Friday, and had flown out of France and over the English Channel en … Read more
In it to win it. Denise Richards has revealed she “ruptured” both of her breast implants while competing on season 3 of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.” The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum, 53, shared the shocking story on Friday’s episode of SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live. “I jumped off a bridge, too — and … Read more