It can really stink to live here. New Yorkers are being smoked out of their own apartments by the stench of marijuana. Since cannabis was legalized in the city in 2021, its pungent odor has become increasingly common on NYC streets, and now Gothamites say they canât even escape it in their own homes. âThe … Read more
A New Mexico man has died of complications from the bubonic plague as state health officials scramble to assess the ongoing risk in the region. The unidentified Lincoln Country resident had been hospitalized recently with the bacterial affliction, although the details surrounding how he contracted it and how his health deteriorated remain unclear, the state … Read more
New York City has quietly approved a controversial green plan to require pizzerias and matzah bakeries using decades-old wood- and coal-fired stoves to cut their smoky pollutants by 75%. Mayor Eric Adamsâ Department of Environmental Protection said the fresh edict takes effect April 27, with some city businesses having already coughed up more than $600,000 for new … Read more
Lost a library book? It doesnât have to be a cat-tastrophe. At least not during the month of March in Worcester, Massachusetts. A library there will scratch certain fees off a book borrowerâs record in exchange for a picture of the personâs cat â or any cat, for that matter. The goal is to encourage … Read more
The number of deaths related to excessive alcohol surged amid the stress and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual average number of deaths stemming from alcohol use jumped 29%, to 178,000 from 138,000, between 2016-2017 and 2020-2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed last month. Alcohol abuse appeared to increase during the … Read more
They gave them a slice of the mob action. The writers of âThe Sopranosâ ate the pizza and pasta from Sacâs Place in Queens so often that they named one of the showâs key characters after the jointâs owners. The showâs Mafia underboss-turned boss John Sacrimoni, also known as Johnny Sack, was named in honor … Read more
Notorious former NFL superstar Antonio Brown is giving the finger to a judge who threw the book at him for refusing to give a pair of $1 million finger âcoversâ back to a celebrity jeweler. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kerry Bensinger recently ordered Brown, now a rising rap artist, to pay Shuki International $1,095,000 … Read more
A popular cheese brand has recalled its products in 15 states due to a possible listeria outbreak. Sargento, a food company best known for its cheese, is recalling shredded and grated products sold to food service groups in 15 states amid concerns the food could be contaminated with listeria. The recall affects thousands of various … Read more
Sunny Hostin said that she was dressed to mourn Donald Trumpâs Super Tuesday victory over Nikki Haley on ABCâs âThe View.â Thirteen months after she launched her 2024 Republican presidential campaign in Charleston, SC, Haley ended her White House bid. The former two-term South Carolina governor, who later served as UN ambassador in Trumpâs administration, on Wednesday … Read more
Does valet parking and VIP seating come with this too? An uproar over a pricey cheeseburger and fries at Five Guys is causing a stir on social media, baffling many over why the combo nearly cost a customer $25. A user account on X exposed the popular fast food joint by posting a receipt he … Read more
Erin no way, brah. Local Irish eyes are far from smiling after a ranking of the best U.S. burgs for celebrating St. Patrickâs Day saw NYC squeezed from the top five, behind the likes of Reno, Nev. and Savannah, Ga. Utilizing a painstaking if baffling methodology, the snakes-in-the-grass at Wallethub gave Gotham the gloomy eye in the … Read more
Forget budget woes â the City Council is worrying about another kind of belt tightening. A new bill now being weighed by city legislators would require health authorities to warn New Yorkers about the dangers of taking Ozempic and other diabetes drugs for weight loss. The medications have become a hot diet fad, with celebs … Read more
Theyâre seeing red â not blue. A plan to turn a bucolic part of the Hudson Valley into a Blue Zone â the name given to places around the world known for longer and healthier lives â might sound like an easy win. But residents in the town of Pawling, population 2,000, are fuming over plans … Read more
The criminal case against three men accused of a scheme involving allegedly stolen lyrics to The Eaglesâ iconic hit âHotel Californiaâ imploded mid-trial Wednesday after the bandâs frontman Don Henley disclosed new evidence that cast doubt on the prosecution. In a stunning turn of events, Justice Curtis Farber dropped the charges faced by rare-books dealer Glenn Horowitz, ex-Rock & Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig … Read more
Jalapeño peppers are growing less spicy â and itâs getting food lovers hot. X users erupted over the âdiabolicalâ revelation Tuesday, with many pointing fingers at the corporate-ification of agriculture. âFâking insane. Big Ag actually made jalapeños less spicyâyouâre not going nuts,â health care writer Timothy Faust tweeted along with a link to the May … Read more
Jalapeño peppers are growing less spicy â and itâs getting food lovers hot. X users erupted over the âdiabolicalâ revelation Tuesday, with many pointing fingers at the corporate-ification of agriculture. âFâking insane. Big Ag actually made jalapeños less spicyâyouâre not going nuts,â health care writer Timothy Faust tweeted along with a link to the May … Read more
An elderly widow from Arizona feels âdevastatedâ after losing her entire life savings of $25,000 to telephone scammers last month. Susan Guthrie, 76, was conned by fraudsters who posed as Microsoft employees and talked her into depositing the money into their account, SWNS reports. They convinced her that her computer had been hacked and unless … Read more
Are they ready for it? Taylor Swift urged her over 280 million Instagram followers to hit the polls as voters in 15 US states and one territory gear up for Super Tuesday â but stopped short of any partisan statement. âI wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into … Read more
It was the worst seat downgrade ever. A man named Brent had a truly crappy flight after getting trapped in an airplane lavatory for 35 minutes â before eventually getting rescued by the pilot. His wife detailed his unfortunate outhouse arrest in a Reddit post taking flight online. âDonât ask me who was flying the … Read more
A Texas high school teacher who had all four of her limbs amputated after they turned black and became âmummifiedâ following a seemingly routine infection says sheâs choosing to be happy, despite the horrifying ordeal. Sherri Moody, 51, who taught students in Deer Park outside Houston, started feeling what she thought was a cold coming … Read more