Of all the ways a particularly horrible day at school could’ve ended, the very last thing I imagined was my life being saved by a cheesy late ’90s bubblegum pop song. But there I was, in mum’s Toyota Corolla Seca, watching with bewilderment as she cranked the volume on an S Club 7 cassette single … Read more
Perhaps their vows should read, “AI do.” Maria Cortese’s jaw dropped after receiving a $5,000 rate from a New York wedding planner. The penny-wise Poughkeepsie, New York native feared the inflated fee would blow the $34,000 budget she and fiancé Ryan had set for their August 2024 nuptials. Cortese handed over the reins of her … Read more
Like so many other New Yorkers, Hani Mahmoud loves to go out to eat and try new things — but in an inflation-plagued city where everything seems to cost too much, the Upper West Sider struggles to avoid going broke from his love of food. And while landing a good meal for, say, $10 in 2024 … Read more
The strong bond between a Connecticut police officer and a baby girl whose life he saved five years ago continues to shine a light on the power of human connection over all else — including people’s individual backgrounds and races, he said. “Everybody’s lives changed for the better that night — especially mine,” Det. Michael … Read more
“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson got candid in a new interview about past sexual assaults he experienced while working as a model. “There are very few redeeming qualities to working in that industry. Let’s be honest, it’s like legalized sex trafficking,” Ritchson, 41, said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, which was published on … Read more
Solo travelers — don’t let this happen to you. A TikToker offered her tips on how female tourists traveling by themselves can stay safe — and another content creator claimed that, thanks to the social media savior, she avoided a potential disaster. A Brooklyn-based woman named Patrice, who goes by patricejwill on the platform, posted … Read more
They’ll never let go … of this priceless prop. The controversial door from James Cameron’s “Titanic” was officially sold at the Treasures From Planet Hollywood auction last week for a whopping $718,750. According to Heritage Auctions, the prop was the most bid-upon item despite being surrounded by other iconic pieces of Hollywood’s legacy. The controversial … Read more
That’s so metal. A British pub known as the “birthplace of heavy metal” — where Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath first wailed on their guitars in public — has been designated an important historic building after 15,000 people signed a petition calling for the building and surrounds to be saved from redevelopment. Birmingham, England’s scruffy second city, … Read more
A UK woman is campaigning for women to be tested for sexually transmitted infections at the beginning of their pregnancies after her baby girl died in her arms because she was screened too late. Kelly Redhead, 33, was excited to learn in June 2023 that she was pregnant with her third child. But around 18 … Read more
Not only are Stanley cups fireproof, but they’re apparently bulletproof, too. A Steubenville, Ohio woman has claimed that her Stanley cup saved her life after a stray bullet shot through her home. “POV: My Stanley Cup saves my life when there’s an [shootout] in front of my house,” wrote 22-year-old Rachel, AKA @xo._ray on TikTok. In … Read more
They’re swinging into the New Year — and they want you to join them. A British couple says regularly having sex with others has saved their relationship and they’re now encouraging all others to give it a go. Jemma, 43, and Daz, 40, have been swinging for five years and believe it has strengthened the … Read more
The first big game was almost lost to history. On Jan. 15, 1967, the NFL-AFL showdown later known as Super Bowl I kicked off at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Led by coach Vince Lombardi and MVP quarterback Bart Starr, the Green Bay Packers dominated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, during a lopsided affair that … Read more
Jake Johnson has his mother’s intuition to thank for saving his life. The “New Girl” alum, 45, revealed on an episode of the “Dope as Usual” podcast that he narrowly missed a 1988 school shooting after his mom barred him from going in. Johnson attended Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka, Illinois, and on May … Read more
A controversial “illegal immigrant magnet” community in Texas has another problem to add to a list that includes cartels, crime and squalor: abused and abandoned animals. Colony Ridge, located some 35 miles north of Houston and one of the biggest housing developments in the country, has more than 1,000 neglected animals in desperate need of … Read more
This Florida man’s story has a happy ending. Charity Craig, 45, and her husband, Matt, 40, split for eight months in 2012 after she discovered text messages from another woman on Matt’s phone. Matt left the family home to pursue a relationship with his mistress. But Charity and Matt eventually decided to give their relationship … Read more
Her pie-in-the-sky idea has really taken off. A Colorado woman says she has saved $40,000 on medical and beauty treatments over nearly three years by traveling abroad to visit the dentist, receive Botox — and even get her hair done. “I was getting hair extensions done in Idaho — they had raised their prices to … Read more
Priscilla Presley’s son, Navarone Garcia, was spending $3,000 a month on fentanyl — before his mom helped save him from becoming the latest member of his famous family to die while battling addiction. The 36-year-old frontman of rock band Them Guns told the Sun that he first tried heroin at 17 — and by 29 … Read more
Tom Cridland nearly lost his life to alcohol — until Sir Elton John’s commitment to sobriety inspired him to do the same. “At my lowest point, I could have lost my life. I fell down the stairs at Slough station and cut my head open,” the London resident told The Mirror. “I once drank 20 cans … Read more
This five-minute morning routine is a relationship pick-me-up. Starting your day with a cup of coffee and a check-in with your partner could ward off divorce, according to relationship expert and life coach Aston Simmonds. “My husband and I do this every single day now because it feels so good and we instantly feel more … Read more
When Michele Maize got sober almost three years ago after trying to quit drugs and alcohol on and off for 12 years, Matthew Perry was the friend the mom-of-two didn’t know she needed. Orange County, Calif.-based Maize, 45, was a little over a year into recovery when she picked up the late actor’s memoir, “Friends, … Read more