Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, made a desperate plea to his daughter from the hospital after he got his leg amputated in the Philippines. Thomas, 81, begged the Duchess of Sussex, 44, to see him “one more time before I die,” according to his interview with the Daily Mail published Saturday. He also said he … Read more
Talk about a sugar rush! NASA may have just come a little closer to cracking one of science’s most enduring mysteries — how life on Earth got started. The space agency has reportedly discovered life-giving essential sugars on the asteroid Bennu, a 500-meter-wide rock hurtling through space, some 200 million miles from our planet. NASA cracked … Read more
Mallory Edens, the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks owner Wes Edens, reminisced on her viral moment at the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery and the lasting effect harmful comments online had on her. During a recent appearance on the “Unlike Me” podcast, Edens — who became an internet sensation when she represented the Bucks in the lottery … Read more
Meghan Markle’s estranged father had part of his left leg amputated in a “case of life or death” after he was rushed to a hospital in the Philippines on Wednesday. Thomas Markle, 81, underwent life-saving three-hour surgery at a Cebu hospital when his leg turned blue, then black as a blood clot cut off circulation … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My best friend of more than 10 years, “Ian,” ghosted me! We used to talk about everything — wives, children, jobs. We spent hours together and helped each other sort out our problems. He knew more about me than my wife. With no explanation, he stopped responding to texts and messages and is … Read more
The queen of country music is bringing her Southern hospitality to Tennessee highways in an effort to make travel more enjoyable. Dolly Parton announced the roll-out of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stops. The rest-stop areas will feature new and reimagined entertainment elements. “I have spent the bulk of my life on the road, and more specifically on a … Read more
The last full moon of 2025, the Full Cold Moon, rises on December 4, 2025, at 6:14 PM EST at 13°03 Gemini. Full moons point to zodiac polarities, as the sign the full moon falls in is always in opposition to the sign the sun is shining through. Come Thursday, we have the sun in arrows-to-the-wind Sagittarius … Read more
Anyone can book a hotel room for the holidays, but pick a specialty themed suite at one of these six hotels around the country and this holiday season will be one the kids will never forget. Dreams of sugar plums The Nutcracker suite at the Langham reflects NYC’s holiday magic. Guillaume Gaudet It’s one thing … Read more
Welcome to December star seeds. We are under the full sails and buoyant influence of Sagittarius this month, with the sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars all spending part of December in the sign of shooting your shot and shooting off at the mouth. While Mercury, that lewd minx, is stationed direct on November 29, we … Read more
Today, many women are forgoing old-fashioned traditions like getting married or having kids for various reasons. However, one Gen X woman opened up in a series of TikTok videos about her decision not to start a family and how it affects her today. Nadiya Bekar, 53, is an award-winning beauty expert and the founder of … Read more
Saturn, our daddy planet of tough love and hard knocks, is finally stationing direct in Pisces. The lord of the Rings has been retrograde since July, a transit that has shifted the structure of our lives and turned bedrock to mud, muck, and mire. Saturn stations direct at 25° Pisces on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November … Read more
Because the gods love to thwart us, Thanksgiving 2025 coincides with the year’s final Mercury retrograde, amplifying emotion and making strife the side dish of choice. Mercury rules the mind and the mouth, communication, conversation, suspicion and instigation. When the planet goes retrograde, it throws a match into the gas tank of our human exchanges, … Read more
It’s an embarrassment of riches. Sure, money talks. But it doesn’t always say the right thing — especially when speaking through the oft-tone deaf, not-so down-to-earth mouths of millionaire and billionaire influencers. Becca Bloom, the moneyed monarch of “RichTok” thanks to her $500,000 designer shopping sprees and lavish trappings, was nearly dethroned by irate internet critics. Virtual … Read more
Sumner Redstone moved closer to the stage, transfixed. A nude couple on a Harley-Davidson had just descended from the ceiling of Super Girls, a Bangkok sex club endorsed by Rolling Stone as “the very best in town.” Redstone, then 72 and chairman of Viacom, stood “like a deer in the headlights, mouth slightly agape,” writes … Read more
She’s helping old souls tap into a new passion. Betty Markowitz has been teaching tap dance to senior citizens for more than two decades, and at the age of 96, she has no plans to slow down. On Wednesday night, the great-grandmother — who is New York City’s oldest known dance teacher — put on … Read more
There’s a new moon rising in the sign of sex, death, secrets and power, folks. When is the new moon The new moon in Scorpio peaks on November 20, 2025 at 1:47 a.m. Eastern Time at 28°11 Scorpio. New moon phase The new moon is a clean slate, turning over the fresh dirt of a … Read more
There’s a new moon rising in the sign of secrets and shadows folk, and in this depth of dark, there’s nowhere to hide. When is the new moon? The new moon in Scorpio peaks on November 20, 2025, at 1:47 a.m. Eastern Time at 28°11 Scorpio. New moon phase A new moon occurs when the … Read more
Call me a Jack of all trades. Or perhaps no trades. I was the envy of the office when my editor asked me to spend a day living like Jack Schlossberg, the occasionally employed political scion most famous for feuding with family members, celebrities and strangers on social media. “Some reporters get dispatched to war,” … Read more
Sophie Winkleman, also known as Lady Frederick Windsor, doesn’t envy the royal family’s lifestyle. Winkleman — who is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael of Kent, first cousin to the late Queen Elizabeth II — spoke about the more senior royals in a new interview with The Times UK. “The more … Read more
Hear ye, hear ye, we are in the throes of the final Mercury retrograde of 2025. Mercury is the planet of communication, the mind, the mouth, connection, expression, media, technology, travel, and commerce. It is the fastest-moving celestial body in our sky, second only to the moon. What is Mercury retrograde? When Mercury goes retrograde, IE … Read more