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Former SNL star reveals why the Catholic faith is hotter than ever this Easter — as she recalls going to mass with Chris Farley

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Former SNL star reveals why the Catholic faith is hotter than ever this Easter — as she recalls going to mass with Chris Farley

Ahead of Easter, faith — and, especially, Catholicism — is suddenly everywhere: with social media influencers, a documented rise in converts and even a Hollywood swell. And the new podcast “Catholics and Cappuccinos,” hosted by actress and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Siobhan Fallon Hogan, is offering insight into all of the above with revelatory … Read more

New diabetes drug burns fat, controls blood sugar and retains muscle mass: study

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New diabetes drug burns fat, controls blood sugar and retains muscle mass: study

Scientists in Sweden have created a new pill designed to help the body burn fat and control blood sugar in a different way than popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic. While injectable GLP-1s work by suppressing appetite, this new treatment boosts metabolism in the muscles. A study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University included both … Read more

Mass egg recall over salmonella concerns expands, FDA says

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Mass egg recall over salmonella concerns expands, FDA says

Black Sheep Egg Company recalled several cartons of its free-range large grade A brown eggs due to the potential that they may be contaminated by salmonella, federal health officials said. Black Sheep Egg Company initiated a recall following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection that found 40 environmental samples at its egg processing facility tested … Read more

Mass circumcision ‘initiation ceremony’ kills 39 boys, mutilates dozens in Africa

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Mass circumcision ‘initiation ceremony’ kills 39 boys, mutilates dozens in Africa

The controversial summer Ulwaluko rite, carried out by the Xhosa people in South Africa, has concluded for 2025, leaving 39 boys dead. The traditional ceremony, in which initiates are circumcised, designates the transition from child to man. The majority of criticism lies with the illegal initiation schools, which officials say endanger the lives of their … Read more

King Charles’ pals speak out about his demands after mass exodus of Highgrove gardeners

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King Charles’ pals speak out about his demands after mass exodus of Highgrove gardeners

King Charles’ friends are clearing up speculation surrounding the recent mass exodus that shook the core of Highgrove estate. Staffing numbers torpedoed after workers claimed they were “overwhelmed and underpaid” — allegations confirmed in a 2023 investigation commissioned by the King’s Foundation, which manages the royal residence. As a result, 11 of 12 perplexed staffers … Read more

Jessica Alba defends pals Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry after Blue Origin space flight prompts mass backlash

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Jessica Alba defends pals Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry after Blue Origin space flight prompts mass backlash

Jessica Alba has thrown her support behind the controversial all-female Blue Origin mission, instead urging fans to direct their anger toward President Trump. On Monday, Katy Perry, Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez joined astronaut and bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn for a historic … Read more

Meghan McCain reveals she had a mass in her breast biopsied: ‘This was a scare for me’

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Meghan McCain reveals she had a mass in her breast biopsied: ‘This was a scare for me’

Meghan McCain is sharing her recent health scare ahead of the new year. The former “View” host, 40, took to Instagram on Dec. 30 and revealed that doctors discovered a mass in her breast that she had biopsied last week. “I had to get a mass in my breast biopsied last week and just got the news … Read more

American women don’t want to look like the Kardashians anymore — plastic surgery trends show mass ‘deflation’

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American women don’t want to look like the Kardashians anymore — plastic surgery trends show mass ‘deflation’

American women are no longer “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” After years of exaggerated Brazilian butt lifts, ballooning breast implants and over-done facial filler, the pendulum is swinging back to center, according to plastic surgeons who are predicting a “year of great deflation” in 2025. In what has now been dubbed the “De-Kardashian-ification of America” … Read more

Bride is ‘deleting’ friends after viral video captured a mass no-show at her wedding

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Bride is ‘deleting’ friends after viral video captured a mass no-show at her wedding

A bride has spoken out after she went viral this week for sharing a clip of her walking into a nearly empty venue at her wedding reception. After viewers speculated that there must be “more to the story” and questioned how it could have come to that point without her knowledge, Kalina Marie decided to … Read more

New York artist Spencer Tunick shoots mass nude photo on iconic Story Bridge

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New York artist Spencer Tunick shoots mass nude photo on iconic Story Bridge

Thousands of men and women have stripped naked on Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge to take part in a dramatic art shoot. New York artist Spencer Tunick orchestrated the remarkable sight, with thousands of bare-bottomed people strolling through Brisbane before posing on the bridge. The event formed part of the Melt Festival, which celebrates queer and … Read more

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant thanks fans for prayers after youngest daughter hospitalized for brain mass

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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant thanks fans for prayers after youngest daughter hospitalized for brain mass

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant is grateful for fans’ prayers and support after his youngest daughter, Taylor, was hospitalized last week. On Sunday, Van Zant shared an update video about her condition, thanking everyone for their prayers and support. He explained that Taylor was diagnosed with a cavernomas, or cerebral cavernous malformation, which are “groups of … Read more

You’ll soon need a reservation to swim at this popular beach — it’s the latest in a global effort to get mass tourism under control

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You’ll soon need a reservation to swim at this popular beach — it’s the latest in a global effort to get mass tourism under control

Son of a beach. One of the nation’s most scenic swimming holes is pushing back against mass tourism by requiring visitors to make reservations at peak times this summer. Sand Harbor State Park on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is rolling out the concept as a way to “reduce traffic congestion” on local roads … Read more

Venice begins charging entry fees to curb mass tourism — here’s why residents are protesting in the streets

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Venice begins charging entry fees to curb mass tourism — here’s why residents are protesting in the streets

They want it gone-dola. Venice began charging day trippers a 5 euro ($5.36) entry fee this week, reportedly in order to protect the UNESCO World Heritage Site from the adverse effects of over-tourism — but weary locals say the measure is just a drop in the bucket, and could end up sinking the struggling city. Angry … Read more

Lewiston native Patrick Dempsey ‘heartbroken’ by Maine mass shooting

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Lewiston native Patrick Dempsey ‘heartbroken’ by Maine mass shooting

“Grey’s Anatomy” alum Patrick Dempsey — who hails from Lewiston, Maine — said he is “shocked” by Wednesday’s mass shooting in his hometown that killed at least 18 people and injured 13 more. “I am shocked, and deeply saddened by last night’s tragedy in my hometown, Lewiston, Maine,” Dempsey, 57, wrote Thursday on Instagram. “Maine’s … Read more

‘Elephant’ at 20: A Drama About a Mass Shooting Remains Chilling

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‘Elephant’ at 20: A Drama About a Mass Shooting Remains Chilling

For a long time, after each new mass shooting, the actor Alex Frost would guiltily ponder whether the first movie he ever appeared in may have motivated the perpetrators. Frost played one of the gunmen in Gus Van Sant’s unflinching look at adolescent life, “Elephant,” when he was only 15 years old. “The older I … Read more

Cops burst into UK yoga class after students in corpse pose mistaken for victims of ‘mass killing’

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Cops burst into UK yoga class after students in corpse pose mistaken for victims of ‘mass killing’

They thought there’d been a pre-meditated mass murder. UK cops burst into a yoga class late Wednesday — after a terrified local thought students lying on the ground were victims of a “mass killing.” The Seascape Cafe in Skegness revealed the hilarious mishap while apologizing for “the mass of police sirens” disturbing the seaside town’s … Read more

Barstool CEO Erika Ayers Badan addresses company’s mass layoffs: ‘They’re all stars’

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Barstool CEO Erika Ayers Badan addresses company’s mass layoffs: ‘They’re all stars’

Barstool Sports is feeling the pinch, and its CEO is saddened by the loss of employees at the company. On Thursday, the company started to lay off a chunk of its workforce, which The Post first reported on Wednesday would be nearly 25 percent of the staff — roughly 100 people. Barstool employed about 430 … Read more

Barstool Sports to cut staff by nearly 25 percent as mass layoffs loom

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Barstool Sports to cut staff by nearly 25 percent as mass layoffs loom

Barstool Sports will lay off nearly 25 percent of its employees, which will result in around 100 lost jobs on Thursday, The Post has learned. Barstool founder Dave Portnoy has publicly stated the cuts were coming after he regained control of the company following its breakup with Penn Entertainment.  Barstool has around 430 employees. It … Read more

More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish beach

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More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish beach

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