It pays to serve. Eligible veterans can score up to $1,000 every year in extra cash under a newly updated Post-9/11 GI Bill — an education benefit program run by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The Post-9/11 GI Bill helps veterans, service members, and eligible family members pay for college, graduate school, and vocational … Read more
A massive wildfire is ripping through one of Arizona’s most beloved outdoor escapes — torching Forth of July plans for hikers, campers and tourists headed to Sedona’s famed canyon country. The Pocket Fire burning north of Sedona and west of Oak Creek Canyon has exploded to 17,069 acres with 20% containment as of Wednesday morning. More … Read more
Tiger Woods allegedly had two hydrocodone pills in his left pant pocket when he flipped his Land Rover in Florida and was subsequently arrested on DUI charges last Friday. While the drug is prescribed to treat chronic pain or manage pain after surgery or injury, using it is not without risks — and serious ones at … Read more
Make that money, honey. One savvy wife sparked an online debate for her decision to charge her hubby for making his lunches every day. This woman has no problem making her husband pay up. catinsyrup – stock.adobe.com Rae, a mom of two, who is now self-employed, creating social media and caring for her family, often … Read more
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the shipwreck. The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was given by three women survivors to Capt. Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ship, the RMS Carpathia, … Read more
Meghan Markle is opting to keep her personal memoir “in her back pocket” should she need it later “for revenge,” according to a royal expert. Earlier this year, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, was said to have been planning to expand on the mental health struggles she faced during her time in the palace in a … Read more
Polly Pocket might be “tiny but mighty,” but this new collaboration is larger than life. Toy giant Mattel has partnered with Airbnb to turn a Polly Pocket compact into a real-life vacation rental to celebrate the doll’s 35th anniversary Polly is “becoming an Airbnb host” with the creation of the two-story Slumber Party Fun compact … Read more
She’s out of pocket. Lena Dunham, 38, revealed in a new interview with The New Yorker that she is no longer attached to Mattel’s “Polly Pocket” movie. “I’m not going to make the Polly Pocket movie,” Dunham said. “I wrote a script, and I was working on it for three years. But I remember someone … Read more
Chris Wiggs, the inventor of Polly Pocket, died peacefully on June 20 at his home in France surrounded by love and family, The Post can exclusively reveal. He was 74. Wiggs had been recently diagnosed with a rare form of neurological cancer. The East London native dreamed up the portable dreamhouse in 1983, while in … Read more
Women’s clothing is no longer out of pocket. While men can usually carry their keys, wallet and phone around inside their clothing, ladies have been forced to buy handbags to hold their essential items while running errands or out on the town. But that is changing. Both women’s workwear brands and high-fashion houses are creating … Read more
Not your typical accomplice! A Detroit area man was being patted down by cops on suspicion of theft when they found a gray-furred puppy with bright blue eyes zipped up in his pocket. “I don’t think anybody at this department’s seen anything like it,” Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin told the Detroit Free Press. 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
Kevin Hart’s height was a hot topic again on Twitter after a photo of the comedian with Stanford women’s basketball star Cameron Brink went viral on Sunday. Hart, who stands at 5-foot-2, and Brink — a 6-foot-4 All-American — were pictured together while in Las Vegas, where NBA Summer League and other star-studded events are … Read more
This would be a very mice “Pat” on the back. The San Diego Zoo said a Pacific pocket mouse born there nearly a decade ago is the world’s oldest living mouse in human care. Zoo officials are calling for recognition for Pat, who is 9 years and 5 months old, from Guinness World Records, according … Read more