Two sisters brought a house together at auction and saved $10,210 renovating it themselves by using ChatGPT. Heather Roberts, 25, and Anya Hughes, 21, took on the mammoth task after purchasing their first apartment in May 2024 for $178,686. The inside needed ripping out completely and to save money the women taught themselves DIY skills … Read more
Back away from the medicine cabinet. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced a recall of more than 2,300 bottles of a popular allergy medication due to a serious child poisoning risk. Consumers who purchased the affected product can contact Arsell for a full refund. ColleenMichaels – stock.adobe.com The problem isn’t with the … Read more
An airport worker who was brutally assaulted by a man banned from boarding his flight to Bali will receive thousands of dollars in compensation from her attacker. The woman was working at Perth Airport when a traveler became aggressive waiting to check in for a flight on Feb. 25. The Indian man, 43, was told … Read more
You’re not supposed to play with your food — but these stuffed toys have changed that. Jellycats — plush toys shaped like fruits, vegetables, waffles, cakes and other objects and animals — have soared to popularity among Gen Z, who are forking over hundreds of dollars for the adorable stuffed dolls. “Jellycats are the only thing that’s ever … Read more
People are ruining their skin and wasting thousands of dollars following influencers’ skincare routines – with experts once again warning against following social media-fueled beauty trends. TikTokker Hannah Chan shared that she spent nearly $2,500 on products she slathered on — in an attempt to make her skin glow like the glamorous personalities she fawned … Read more
They got their ears pierced — and pierced holes in their pockets, too. New Yorkers are dropping thousands on ear stylists to hole up their lobes and bedazzle their auditory areas with baubles specifically curated to complement the curvatures of their ears. “I’ve probably spent around $4,500 on piercings. My most expensive piece was around … Read more
An off-brand version of Dayquil and Nyquil has been recalled due to substandard quality. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled 8,640 boxes of Kirkland Signature Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion, a product sold at Costco. One of the key ingredients in the Kirkland product is oral phenylephrine, which is facing … Read more
A Chinese student chose to become an international commuter when attending his last three months at a Melbourne university this year instead of living in Australia. Xu Guangli’s story gained traction in China last month after his videos on the Chinese social media platform Douyin went viral. The 28-year-old was travelling from his home in … Read more
Dogs first became “man’s best friend” at least 12,000 years ago, new research suggests. Indigenous people in the Americas began forming close relationships with the ancestors of today’s dogs around 2,000 years earlier than previously recorded on the continent, based on remains found in Alaska. Researchers unearthed a tibia, or lower-leg bone, of an adult … Read more
Beauty fans camped overnight and thousands of shoppers queued in line ahead of the opening of Sephora’s newest UK store Wednesday. Excited customers queued for hours to be among the first inside the US beauty brand’s latest branch at one of Britain’s biggest shopping centers. People started joining the line in the freezing cold during … Read more
About 8,500 Guava Family baby strollers have been recalled due to issues with their brakes. The Roam First Generation Strollers were found to have brakes that could either not engage or disengage, which could lead to injury, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. The Roam First Generation Strollers from Guava Roam have been recalled due to issues … Read more
Ireland? More like Fyre-land. Halloween revelers in Dublin felt trick-or-cheated after showing up in droves to a much-anticipated parade — that wasn’t actually scheduled. In one TikTok video with over 100,000 views, thousands of disillusioned partiers could be seen milling aimlessly along O’Connell Street in the Irish capital, as they try and process the alleged … Read more
Everyone loves Moo Deng, but it’s rare that someone would cross oceans for her — twice. Molly Swindall fell in love with the baby pygmy hippo at the start of her internet fame — and made multiple trips around the world this month just to see her. “I am absolutely in love with that shiny, … Read more
She’s catching B’s with honey — “B’s” as in boneheads. Cheaters never prosper. And that adage is especially true when professional “honey trapper” Madeline Smith is the bait. But when the vixen isn’t busy testing the loyalties of taken men at the behests of their suspicious partners, she’s sharing tips and tricks on how to spot the … Read more
Monica Razak’s wedding dress is a gown made of honor. Before getting engaged last October, the local gal had only sewn little things, like hair scrunchies and sun dresses. But after falling in love with an over $10,000 frock at Kleinfeld, NYC’s most ballyhooed bridal boutique, she got creative in order to save some dough. “I made … Read more
College students are done with the uninspiring shabby cinderblock walls, chipped wooden furniture and dirty carpeting of dormitories. Now, those grim spaces are increasingly becoming far more chic with high-end designs matching the tastes of the TikTok-obsessed generation embarking on independent living. As part of a national trend, college kids are increasingly asking their parents … Read more
A man has been forced to pay for the fuel costs of a commercial flight that had to be aborted because of his bad behavior. The man from Western Australia was on-board a flight from Perth to Sydney when his unruly conduct caused the pilot to return to the west coast capital and dump fuel … Read more
The deputy director of the CIA confirmed that the planned terrorist plot at Taylor Swift’s shows in Vienna earlier this month was intended to kill “a huge number” of people – including Americans. David S. Cohen revealed at the Intelligence and National Security Summit, as seen in a video on CSPAN, that the information Austrian … Read more
They’ll go anywhere for love. Arachnophobes beware: thousands of horny tarantulas are emerging from their subterranean dwellings and scouring America’s southwest for a soulmate. “This event does happen every year, usually around the same time,” Lauren Davidson, Associate Curator of Entomology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, told BBC Science Focus of the frisky … Read more
Fans are really lovin’ it. Earlier this month, McDonald’s released a Collector’s Meal with six collectible cups and now the plastic drinkware is being resold for eyewatering prices. The plastic cups feature a range of beloved nostalgic characters, including Barbie and Hot Wheels, Beanie Babies, Coca-Cola, Hello Kitty and Peanuts, McDonald’s characters, and a combination … Read more