New York City health-care providers will prescribe and deliver medical abortion pills “on demand” after virtual and phone appointments — the first-of-its-kind program in the US, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. Hizzoner said the program is in response to the US Supreme Court’s controversial ruling last year outlawing the federal right to an abortion, undoing … Read more
Hold the phone — or don’t, actually. Taking your cell phone into the bathroom to entertain yourself on the toilet may not be such a good idea, according to a Stanford- and Harvard-trained gastroenterologist. In a video posted to TikTok over the summer, Dr. Saurabh Sethi revealed that scrolling on social media while doing your … Read more
Mobile phones just might be young people’s best friend, whether their parents like it or not. A new study from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group in San Francisco, California, researched phone usage among a diverse group of 203 kids aged 11 to 17 — and the results were startling, experts say. The researchers found … Read more
Everything is not what it seems. A woman named Lily confessed that she discovered her boyfriend was never that into her. While snooping through her beau’s phone while he was asleep, she told the Daily Mail that she found several degrading text messages about her. “[He] and his friends spent hours making fun of what … Read more
Talk about a dropped call. At an Aug. 30 “bou embolat” (bull with balls) event in Alcàsser, in the Valencia province of Spain, a runner was attacked while playing with his cell phone. In shocking video obtained by CEN Media, the muscular bull, with burning balls of flammable material attached to its horns, is seen … Read more
A Brazilian farm worker was left with a mangled leg after a jaguar blew up his phone. The 40-year-old cowhand was attacked by the big cat last week while he investigated the source of a disturbance among his herding dogs on a ranch in the Paiaguas region, according to a Newsflash report. The man’s companion … Read more
Were they blowing up his phone? A man in Mexico who ordered a smartphone was flabbergasted after he received a bomb in the mail instead. The unidentified customer claimed that he’d ordered the communications tool from an online store to his house in León, Guanajuato, local media reported. When the package arrived last Monday, the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society please stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing — or able — to spend $1,000-plus for one. Some of us carry older, less-expensive phones that receive calls and text messages and that’s it. I just got off a really annoying phone call with the … Read more
A mom who was left heartbroken after her son’s death has been left haunted by a disturbing find on his phone. Cherina and Rob Gray’s worst nightmare became a reality back in October 2021, when their beloved son Dean tragically drowned while on a camping trip with friends. The unimaginable process of mourning the sudden … Read more
Australia’s biggest ski resort has confirmed a lost phone that gained social media attention for having an interesting list of life goals as its wallpaper has been reunited with its owner, despite Aussies speculating no one would own up to it. A photo of the phone, which was located “halfway down” Front Valley at Perisher … Read more
She’s toast. A UK restaurant worker claims she secretly filmed herself getting fired by a boss who reported that she had “the worst day of work he’d ever seen.” Sophie Alcock, 20, was sacked from the eatery Toast in Withington, Manchester, this month after just two weeks for alleged phone usage on the job. “The … Read more
The call of the sea. Apparently not even the middle of the ocean is safe from pickpockets: Video captured the astonishing moment a flying fish leaped into a boat and “made off” with a woman’s smartphone, proving you don’t have to be an angler to have a fish on the line. “What happened was so … Read more
A woman claims she is “devastated” after discovering old text messages on her husband’s phone calling her “ugly” and bragging about how he was using her. Jane Lewis, 40, from New Jersey revealed that she was scrolling through her unidentified husband’s phone with permission when she came across disturbing text messages from when the two … Read more
“I’ll just give them a call.” It is a phrase that may become obsolete when you consider only 1 in 10 Generation Z Aussies would prefer to talk to their friends and family via a phone call Research conducted by CommBank and telco provider More has revealed that 90 percent of Gen Z are anxious about speaking on the … Read more
Drake is the latest celebrity to get hit by a flying cellphone — and it was not “God’s Plan.” The 36-year-old “Certified Lover Boy” kicked off his “It’s All a Blur” tour Wednesday night in Chicago where a fan threw their phone at the rapper’s wrist. Drake seemingly saw it coming as he attempted to … Read more
The infamous generation that cancelled the thumbs-up emoji is now going after the index finger. As if Gen Z wasn’t spoiling enough fun activities of late, Zoomers are now reportedly refusing to scroll phones with their pointer fingers — to avoid looking like “old and out of touch” baby boomers. That’s according to a nationwide … Read more
Safety first! Singer Bebe Rexha was photographed Friday night wearing protective goggles during the second to last show of her “Best F’n Night Of My Life” tour after the singer was struck in the eye by a fan who hurled a cell phone at her. Rexha, 33, donned the shades and sparkly blue top while … Read more
Jamie Foxx is apparently taking John Boyega’s phone calls as he recovers from a mysterious illness. The Oscar winner, 55, suffered a “medical complication” earlier this year and the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star, 31, gave some insight into his recovery Tuesday evening. Boyega told People at the premiere of their new Netflix film … Read more
The fan charged with chucking a cell phone at Bebe Rexha’s face as she performed at a Manhattan concert Sunday allegedly committed the assault for his own amusement. “I was trying to see if I could hit her with the phone at the end of the show because it would be funny,” accused phone-pelter Nicolas … Read more
The man who allegedly left Bebe Rexha bloodied and in need of stitches Sunday at an NYC concert is now in police custody. The 33-year-old “I’m Good (Blue)” singer was struck in the face with a cellphone and rushed off the stage at the Rooftop at Pier 17, multiple eyewitness told The Post. Rexha was … Read more