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
“Friends” star Matthew Perry spent his last days doing everything he could to keep the addictions that plagued him from creeping across the front door. Before his death on Saturday, aged just 54, in the jacuzzi at the new home he had moved into three weeks ago, the multi-millionaire surrounded himself with friends who really … Read more
WASHINGTON — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant because of other health problems when doctors at the … Read more
Two deer struggling in the waters of southeast Alaska’s famed Inside Passage finally made it to land, thanks to two Alaska Wildlife Troopers who gave the deer a lift in their boat. Sgt. Mark Finses and trooper Kyle Feuge were returning from a patrol in nearby Ernest Sound to Ketchikan on Oct. 10 when they … Read more
She’s a happy camper. Just in case you thought NYC housing prices weren’t taking a toll on people’s wallets: A New York mom has saved nearly $50,000 by quitting her job and living in a tent full-time with her son — which she claims has made her happier than ever. Videos detailing her minimalist lifestyle … Read more
Don’t be afraid to take whisks. Jess and Connor, a crafty couple from England, needed a new kitchen — but couldn’t stomach the sky-high quotes of more than $18,000 to renovate. So they did it themselves, saving thousands in the process. “I had always said that the kitchen would be the first ‘big job’ we … Read more
“We recommend that you get an abortion.” That was the advice Tasha Kann received from doctors in Michigan shortly after she learned that she had brain cancer in 2022. The young mother, who was 20 weeks pregnant with her second child, had just been diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma grade III, a rare and aggressive malignant … Read more
In a horrifying freak accident, a toddler nearly lost her fingers last week after trapping her hand in the bottom of an escalator at a shopping center in El Salvador. In a harrowing video clip obtained by Jam Press, the unidentified 2-year-old can be seen being comforted by her mom as her hand is stuck … 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
There’s no one more curious than a toddler — and one mom is sharing a hack that she swears every parent needs to know to avoid urgent care trips. Mom-of-one Amanda Schwartz, who describes herself as a “scrunchy mom” — a middle ground between a “crunchy” mom and “silky” mom — shared her simple trick after … Read more
A veteran North Carolina state trooper was justified in fatally shooting an armed suspect during a traffic stop in which the gunman opened fire on him, with only his ballistic vest saving his life, prosecutors said Tuesday. State Highway Patrol Trooper Jeffrey L. Dunlap was shot in the chest just after 7:30 p.m. on July 3 while … Read more
A dad saved the life of a farmer who was nearly crushed to death by half a ton of hay in a serious outdoor mishap — by using an app to guide an emergency medical team to the rural location. Michael Moss, 39, had been eating lunch outside in his yard when he heard distant … Read more
It was an all-paws-in effort. A mom-of-two has her collie to thank for saving her life after she started sniffing her breast. Trisha Allison, 50, from Wilford, England, was lying on the couch one day watching TV when she claimed her 2-year-old dog, Luna, jumped on her chest and smacked her right breast in the … Read more