I thought I was prepared to adopt a child — but the one thing I didn’t know was the most important

I thought I was prepared to adopt a child — but the one thing I didn’t know was the most important

Before bringing home daughter Autumn as a newborn in October 2014, adoptive mom Jessica had no clue about black hair care.  She’s not alone: The rise of transracial parenting, meaning a child of one racial or ethnic group is placed with adoptive parents of a different racial makeup, has exposed an unfortunate knowledge gap that … Read more

Josh Brolin Never Thought He’d End Up in Malibu

Josh Brolin Never Thought He’d End Up in Malibu

IN HIS EARLY 20s, long before he became a leading man, Josh Brolin took a writing class taught by the American Beat poet Allen Ginsberg. One of the assignments was to create an evocative phrase by combining two words. A fellow student came up with “Tylenol Christ”; Brolin, an enthusiastic storyteller, had trouble being that … Read more

Weightlifter ate 39 coins, 37 magnets because he thought ‘zinc helps in bodybuilding’: report

Weightlifter ate 39 coins, 37 magnets because he thought ‘zinc helps in bodybuilding’: report

He was a magnetic man of steel. Doctors at a New Delhi hospital removed 39 coins and 37 magnets from a man’s intestine after he swallowed the metals under the assumption that ”zinc helps in bodybuilding.” X-rays taken before the surgery inside Sir Ganga Ram Hospital show massive metal clots forming in the 26-year-old’s intestines … Read more

I thought I landed a good husband but he was a pathological liar — this is my warning to everyone

I thought I landed a good husband but he was a pathological liar — this is my warning to everyone

Liar, liar — and now social media’s on fire.  Gaslighting, love bombing and incessant fibbing are the stuff of most romance nightmares.  But awestruck audiences across TikTok, Instagram and X can’t seem to get enough of the toxicity as a divorcée virally details the alleged trauma she endured during her pandemic-spawned marriage to a “pathological … Read more

Bea Arthur thought Betty White was ‘two-faced’ on set of ‘Golden Girls,’ new book reveals

Bea Arthur thought Betty White was ‘two-faced’ on set of ‘Golden Girls,’ new book reveals

These girls had a relationship that was less than golden. Bea Arthur and Betty White’s contentious relationship has been the subject of speculation for decades. The “Golden Girls” co-stars allegedly had issues when working together on the classic 1980s sitcom. According to TV screenwriter Stan Zimmerman’s new book “The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore,” Arthur … Read more

I was so obsessed with calorie counting as a teen, I wound up in the hospital — and thought I would die

I was so obsessed with calorie counting as a teen, I wound up in the hospital — and thought I would die

An Atlanta woman who was so obsessed with calorie counting and fitness tracking that it hospitalized her is now speaking out to warn others of their downsides. Dani Fernandez, now 25, had been battling an eating disorder for years since she was a young teen. It had reached a point where she would feel “guilty” … Read more

This popular snack was thought to cause weight gain — but it actually zaps belly fat

This popular snack was thought to cause weight gain — but it actually zaps belly fat

Turns out this myth is nuts. For decades it’s been widely believed that eating nuts causes weight gain. Tree nuts in particular have a high calorie and fat content, prompting skepticism as to whether they should be incorporated into a healthy diet. However, a groundbreaking new study published in Nutrients has uncovered that nuts do … Read more

The Randy Moss WFAN thought it was getting mocks station’s booking blunder

The Randy Moss WFAN thought it was getting mocks station’s booking blunder

WFAN’s Randy Moss snafu got a rise out of the Hall of Fame wide receiver. Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti figured out live during their morning show Tuesday at Super Bowl 2024 that Randy Moss the NBC horse racing analyst was accidentally booked for the show by producer Al Dukes instead of the legendary receiver. … Read more

My son, 3, drank a slushy and fell unconscious for 2 hours — I thought he was going to die

My son, 3, drank a slushy and fell unconscious for 2 hours — I thought he was going to die

The sweet treat wreaked rotten havoc.  Victoria Anderson was thunderstruck with fear when her 3-year-old son became “intoxicated” and collapsed in a state of unconsciousness after gulping down a raspberry-flavored frosty drink.  And now, the rattled mother of five is issuing a warning to parents worldwide about the deadly dangers of slushies.  “Angus had never … Read more

Bryan Cranston admits he thought James Corden was his waiter when they met

Bryan Cranston admits he thought James Corden was his waiter when they met

Bryan Cranston told James Corden to fetch him some coffee during the pair’s first meeting. The “Breaking Bad” alum hilariously thought that the former “Late Late Show” host was his waiter during an impromptu encounter in LA years ago. Appearing on “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” the duo recalled their first interaction which Corden looked … Read more

I’m a British woman in Ohio — I thought I was moving to a country where everybody shot each other, I was wrong

I’m a British woman in Ohio — I thought I was moving to a country where everybody shot each other, I was wrong

Before she even arrived, Millie Hart was convinced that the United States was little more than a place where “everybody shot each other.” The British expat, 31, who moved to Ohio with her husband Mark and their children, told Fox News that she had even assumed the family would be confined to their home for … Read more

Drew Barrymore isn’t dating a Rams quarterback — but she thought she was

Drew Barrymore isn’t dating a Rams quarterback — but she thought she was

Drew Barrymore is about ready to swipe left on dating apps. On Friday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” the “50 First Dates” star revealed she was lied to by a man joking around about his high-profile occupation. “Ready for this one?” Barrymore, 48, asked her co-host, Ross Mathews, before diving into the disaster. “This … Read more

What Taylor Swift thought of Jason Kelce making his ‘best first impression’ in wild Chiefs playoff scene

What Taylor Swift thought of Jason Kelce making his ‘best first impression’ in wild Chiefs playoff scene

Taylor Swift “absolutely loved” the Jason Kelce experience Sunday. When recapping his wild time with Bills Mafia during the Chiefs’ divisional-round win over the Bills in Buffalo, the longtime Eagles center — who lost his shirt celebrating brother Travis Kelce’s first touchdown — revealed Wednesday how wife Kylie urged him to be on his “best … Read more

Student thought he was hit by a rock, actually had a bullet in his head — and partied for days

Student thought he was hit by a rock, actually had a bullet in his head — and partied for days

He thought he’d been stoned but he’d actually taken a shot. A Brazilian medical student redefined “having a high shot tolerance” after partying for four days with a bullet lodged in his brain — which he’d initially mistaken for an injury from a rock. “Little did I know that all this would happen,” Mateus Facio, … Read more

Megalodon not quite as mega as scientists and ‘The Meg’ filmmakers thought: new study

Megalodon not quite as mega as scientists and ‘The Meg’ filmmakers thought: new study

Scientists are taking “The Meg” down a peg. An international review of the megalodon, a giant shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, has suggested that it was much slimmer than researchers previously thought. The mammoth ocean predator became the stuff of literary and cinematic legend, most recently with the 2018 sci-fi thriller “The … Read more

I thought the snowstorm would cancel work — my boss picked up all his employees

I thought the snowstorm would cancel work — my boss picked up all his employees

There’s snow way he was letting them off the hook. A boss in Portland, Oregon, went viral on TikTok after one of his employees made a video showing the great lengths he went to ensure his workers wouldn’t be calling out after a snowstorm. “And i was hoping he would just let the store be … Read more

Michael Strahan’s daughter Isabella, 19, details ‘rough’ brain cancer battle with hospital photos: ‘I thought I had vertigo’

Michael Strahan’s daughter Isabella, 19, details ‘rough’ brain cancer battle with hospital photos: ‘I thought I had vertigo’

Michael Strahan and his daughter, Isabella, have revealed that the 19-year-old has been diagnosed with brain cancer.  They opened up about her health battle for the first time in a “GMA” interview Thursday. Shortly after, the college student launched her new YouTube series, which will document her journey. In the vlog titled “How it started,” … Read more

Model thought her groin pain was caused by MS — turns out her jeans were too tight

Model thought her groin pain was caused by MS — turns out her jeans were too tight

Abbey Clancy went to see a doctor convinced she was seriously ill — but it turned out her jeans were just too tight. The British model opened up about her experience of health anxiety in a podcast appearance this week. Clancy, 37, said she had amassed “like five doctor friends” — parents at her kids’ … Read more

I took fake Ozempic to be skinny for my wedding — I thought I was going to die

I took fake Ozempic to be skinny for my wedding — I thought I was going to die

She’s giving the skinny on the scary side effects of weight-loss injectables. A British bride-to-be who purchased a “skinny jab” over the internet says she “thought she was going to die” after injecting the drug at her home late last month. Vikki Ryan, 38, didn’t disclose the brand name of the medication she acquired but … Read more

I thought I had the flu — it was a flesh-eating disease that ravaged my butt

I thought I had the flu — it was a flesh-eating disease that ravaged my butt

A mom of two from Scotland feels “lucky to be alive” after a rare flesh-eating disease left her with a butt wound 20 centimeters deep. It “looks like a peach that someone has taken a huge bite out of on one side,” Tracy de Jongh Eglin, 59, lamented to SWNS. The former events manager, who … Read more