Anxious remote worker wins lawsuit after company forced her to turn camera on during video call

Anxious remote worker wins lawsuit after company forced her to turn camera on during video call

She’s refused to be on screen. Now, she’s raking in the green.   Money will soon be zooming to Laura Tait’s front door as the “anxious” work-from-home travel consultant has successfully sued her ex-employer for forcing her to be on camera during a business video call, infringing on her disability rights.  An employment tribunal, held in … Read more

Tourist’s Italy dream vacation takes nightmare turn after she’s kidnapped twice in one day

Tourist’s Italy dream vacation takes nightmare turn after she’s kidnapped twice in one day

An Aussie traveler has revealed how her trip to Italy became a nightmare when she was allegedly kidnapped twice within hours by two different men. Stephanie, an executive from Melbourne, visited Europe with friends last October. When her friends flew out, the 36-year-old stayed behind. She’s known for sharing DIY home renovation videos on social media … Read more

Kristin Cavallari doubles down on surprising Jay Cutler claim in ugly divorce turn

Kristin Cavallari doubles down on surprising Jay Cutler claim in ugly divorce turn

Kristin Cavallari is standing her ground on her finances with ex-husband, former NFL player Jay Cutler. During a Tuesday appearance on the “Aspire with Emma Grede” podcast, Cavallari was candid about her business and personal finances — and claimed she didn’t receive any money in the pair’s 2022 divorce. “I don’t get any money from my ex-husband,” … Read more

Brandon Aiyuk blasts Jayden Daniels for laughing exchange with 49ers fan: ‘Turn your savage up’

Brandon Aiyuk blasts Jayden Daniels for laughing exchange with 49ers fan: ‘Turn your savage up’

Brandon Aiyuk has made it clear that he wants nothing to do with the 49ers any longer. This has been shown by the daily social media rants and tirades he’s posting about the franchise. He has also made it clear that he wants to join the Commanders, which would mean that he’d catch passes from … Read more

Knicks fans turn plane ride into wild mile-high watch party — apart from one oblivious passenger

Knicks fans turn plane ride into wild mile-high watch party — apart from one oblivious passenger

These Knicks fans are flying high — very, very high. As the New York Knicks secured the Game 4 comeback win in the NBA Finals on OG Anunoby’s miraculous put-back shot with 1.2 seconds, you may have heard distant screams from 30,000 feet.  After Wednesday’s history-making victory over the San Antonio Spurs, a viral video … Read more

What is ‘maple syrup urine disease’ — and when can it turn fatal?

What is ‘maple syrup urine disease’ — and when can it turn fatal?

Talk about a sticky situation. There are many culprits that can change the smell of urine, such as asparagus or Brussels sprouts, which can cause a rotten-egg smell, or a fishy odor due to an STI. Oftentimes, health conditions are the cause of unusual smelling pee breaks, including ‘maple syrup urine disease’ (MSUD), a potentially … Read more

Beware a skin condition that may turn into cancer — but the fix can make your skin look like raw hamburger meat

Beware a skin condition that may turn into cancer — but the fix can make your skin look like raw hamburger meat

It’s not exactly a beauty treatment — but it could save your skin. Nationwide, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and a staggering 9,500 people are diagnosed every single day in the US. For many, the disease begins with a common precancerous condition. Luckily, doctors say there’s a highly effective … Read more

Workshy Gen Z finally put in the graft as they turn to Uber and DoorDash for summer jobs

Workshy Gen Z finally put in the graft as they turn to Uber and DoorDash for summer jobs

Think Gen Z is still spending the summer scooping ice cream and begging for shift swaps at a beach snack shack? In reality, they’re more likely to be speed-running your DoorDash order than clocking in anywhere with a manager. New data shows workers under 26 are the most rapidly growing group signing up for gig … Read more

Contagious hantavirus strain may stay in human sperm for six years — and turn into an STI

Contagious hantavirus strain may stay in human sperm for six years — and turn into an STI

Viral load. As health officials continue to monitor the rare and deadly Andes strain of hantavirus that spread across the MV Hondius cruise ship, a disturbing truth about the disease’s long-term transmissibility has emerged. A peer-reviewed study found that hantavirus can survive in human semen for up to six years and can be sexually transmitted … Read more

10 travel mistakes that could turn you into ‘patient zero’

10 travel mistakes that could turn you into ‘patient zero’

“Patient zero” isn’t exactly the title you want attached to your travel itinerary. But that’s the grim distinction Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord now holds after authorities identified him as the first case in a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship. The 70-year-old birdwatcher and his wife, Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, had toured an Argentinian … Read more

68-year-old woman’s arms and legs turn blue after taking very common drug

68-year-old woman’s arms and legs turn blue after taking very common drug

Willy Wonka’s Violet Beauregarde could start a support group. According to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, a 68-year-old woman developed “blue-gray hyperpigmentation” on her limbs just a couple of weeks after she started taking a common medication. The woman sought treatment after dark patches on her arms and legs persisted for … Read more

Exclusive | Are you sabotaging your child’s mental health? Psychologist reveals 5 ways to turn things around

Exclusive | Are you sabotaging your child’s mental health? Psychologist reveals 5 ways to turn things around

While there are myriad ways your parents can fail you, an expert has revealed a five-pack of formative, finer points that they could — and, in fact, should — have taught you. “What shapes adults most is not a single parenting mistake but a repeated emotional pattern: ‘Who did I have to become in order … Read more

Online pressures turn Gen Z girls into shopping machines, more like products than people: book

Online pressures turn Gen Z girls into shopping machines, more like products than people: book

In her debut book, Gen Z author Freya India tells the story of how girls her age were transformed by the modern world into “Girls®” — products for consumption shaped by social media, beauty filters, and Big Tech. “Young women in particular are starting to see themselves as something more and more like products rather … Read more

Coffee expert warns one lazy habit can turn your single-serve machine into a germ trap

Coffee expert warns one lazy habit can turn your single-serve machine into a germ trap

There’s one key step with certain types of coffee machines that’s easy to forget — but doing so can lead to major issues with your brew. Whether using a Keurig or Nespresso, every pod machine confronts users with the same moment after brewing: Remove the used pod. If you take the pod out immediately after brewing, it … Read more

Mahjong mania hits LA as Hollywood elites turn ancient game into the city’s hottest social scene

Mahjong mania hits LA as Hollywood elites turn ancient game into the city’s hottest social scene

Move over, pickleball. There’s a new obsession sweeping through the hills of Hollywood, and it’s a lot more “clack” and a lot less “thwack.” Mahjong, the ancient Chinese tile game that has long been a staple of community centers and grandma’s kitchen tables, is undergoing a high-octane, high-glamour rebranding. The resurgence has been fueled by … Read more

Volunteers turn a fan’s recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

Volunteers turn a fan’s recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago. After a blast of guitar feedback, 20-year-old Kurt Cobain politely announced to the crowd at the small club called Dreamerz: “Hello, we’re … Read more

Restaurants turn to mini cocktails to lure customers in age of Ozempic

Restaurants turn to mini cocktails to lure customers in age of Ozempic

Bars and eateries are adapting to the Ozempic era by offering mini cocktails. “Mini martinis” as small as 1.5 ounces and flights of “baby negronis” that let you sample different flavors are on a growing number of menus throughout the city and beyond as American waistlines and alcohol consumption continue to shrink. “GLP-1s are taking … Read more

Pitbull wants to turn 700-square-foot childhood home into mural-covered music company HQ, new renderings reveal

Pitbull wants to turn 700-square-foot childhood home into mural-covered music company HQ, new renderings reveal

Mr. Worldwide is staying close to home. The Miami-born recording artist Pitbull, whose real name is Armando Christian Pérez, selected one of his childhood homes as the future site of his music company headquarters, sources confirmed to the Real Deal. Pitbull, 45, has selected a sentimental site for his label’s new office. Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn … Read more

Overlooked peptide may be more harmful than we thought — and could ‘turn Alzheimer’s research on its head’

Overlooked peptide may be more harmful than we thought — and could ‘turn Alzheimer’s research on its head’

Scientists have long searched for ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Chief among these strategies has been targeting amyloid beta, a toxic protein that forms plaque-like deposits when it accumulates abnormally in the brain. This accumulation is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. Now, scientists say a smaller peptide, a “cousin” of amyloid beta, … Read more

Where ChatGPT Health fails — and how it could turn deadly

Where ChatGPT Health fails — and how it could turn deadly

Don’t call it ChatEMT. OpenAI last month introduced ChatGPT Health, a dedicated space in ChatGPT that allows users to ask health questions, analyze their medical records and connect to wellness apps. Now, weeks after its launch, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are raising concerns that the AI tool often fails to … Read more