Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City. The embattled 29-year-old artist, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, reported to the Metropolitan Detention Center in his native Brooklyn on Tuesday to serve out his latest stint behind … Read more
It’s a grave new ranking for New York. The Empire State is officially the most haunted state in America, a spine-chilling new study found. Researchers from Casino.ca pinpointed the most common spots for phantom sightings by analyzing more than 1.8 million Ghosts of America records — a series of books and related websites for paranormal … Read more
Violent movies and real-life murders involving guns and young people could be linked, a new study found. The rising number of violent gun scenes in blockbuster movies over the last two decades closely mirrors a surge in firearm-related murders among Americans aged 15 to 25 over the same period, concluded researchers at the Annenberg Public … Read more
Game, set, sip! US Open fans went love-love for Honey Deuces this year – slamming back a record $17 million worth of the famed, $23-a-pop cocktails, the United States Tennis Association reported this week. The Grey Goose vodka-and-lemonade concoction – topped with a skewer of honeydew melon balls – was guzzled 738,459 times during the … Read more
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel insinuated Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin was a member of the “MAGA gang” while mocking President Donald Trump’s response to his death during his show Monday night. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host brought up the matter during his monologue and claimed right-wing critics were hitting “new lows” trying to frame the … Read more
Welcome to the land of the fee and home of the bills. The price of the American Dream surpassed $5 million in 2025 – a staggering $600,000 more than in 2024 and nearly 50% higher than just two years ago, according to a new Investopedia study. The eye-watering $5,043,323 sum is the estimated total lifetime … Read more
Ex-Jay-Z partner and Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash — who has long struggled financially — is $25.3 million in debt and has filed for bankruptcy, court records show. The 54-year-old fallen music producer has only a measly $4,350 to his name, according to the Chapter 7 bankruptcy documents. Dash owes nearly $19.8 million in debts … Read more
Workplace violence in the US is on the rise this year, a troubling new study found. One in three employees surveyed said they’d witnessed physical altercations in the workplace in the past five years – up from 25% in 2024, according to the HR compliance training company Traliant, which published the June findings on Wednesday. … Read more
The Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year’s deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said. But recent inspections at Boar’s Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that killed 10 people and sickened dozens. The Jarratt, Virginia, … Read more
Talk about a total ride-off. Guests at Walt Disney World were in for a shock Thursday morning when one of the resort’s most popular parks wasn’t fully open. Multiple Disney bloggers shared that they showed up to Hollywood Studios at the Orlando, Florida, theme park just to find that half of it was closed without … Read more
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.1%, up from 3.7% the year before. It’s the third record-breaking year in a row for the exemption rate, and … Read more
Gen Z is redefining what it means to drink — and alcohol isn’t part of the plan. The youngest legal drinkers are ditching the bar cart for cold brew, swapping tequila for wellness shots and turning drinks into daily rituals. It’s less about the buzz and more about the benefits, according to Keurig Dr Pepper’s … Read more
Australia’s medicines watchdog has confirmed it will investigate a report claiming several sunscreens did not offer the sun protection they advertised. Consumer group CHOICE delivered the report last week, claiming it had tested 20 popular SPF50 and SPF50+ sunscreens and found 16 of them fell short of the protection they advertised. Consumer group CHOICE delivered … Read more
Anker Innovations is recalling more than 1.1 million power banks after some users reported fires and explosions. The company said a problem could potentially make the lithium-ion battery within some of its Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks overheat “leading to melting of plastic components, smoke, and fire hazards.” The recall, announced Thursday, specifically applies to … Read more
As Americans begin to embark on their summer vacations, a new travel trend has people seeking “quaint” destinations. Priceline released its annual travel trends report for 2025 — and one trend, “townsizing,” is giving some under-the-radar destinations the limelight. “Americans are seeking simplicity and will travel to find it,” the press release notes. People are opting … Read more
Cassie Ventura was reportedly rushed to the labor and delivery unit of a New York City hospital Tuesday — just two weeks after the pregnant R&B singer testified in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial in Manhattan. The “Me & U” singer, who is expecting her third child, was admitted to the unit earlier in … Read more
Let’s hope they have nine lives. More cats have gone missing in New Jersey than in any other state in the US — and it could be a result of the Garden State having some of the “deadliest” roads. A new study conducted by Pet911.org, which maintains a national database of missing pets, found there … Read more
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has responded amid reports he kicked his pregnant girlfriend Julia Bonilla out of the house they shared. TMZ first reported the news on Friday night with Bonilla then posting an emotional message seemingly confirming the news. “Julia and I are currently in the painful process of redefining our co-parenting relationship,” … Read more
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year. It’s the most since the 2009-2010 H1N1 global flu pandemic. It’s … Read more
They’re a recipe for an abdominal apocalypse. While food poisoning can have many sources, certain foods can make mealtime seem like playing intestinal roulette. A new survey by Consumer Reports has named the 10 riskiest foods in the US based on their recalls and track record of making people sick. A depiction of E. coli. … Read more