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Chen Ziyi’s parents have confirmed their 24-year-old daughter, the Chinese mukbang star known online as “Ganfan Yingying,” died on August 17. The confirmation came earlier this month to Global Times, just days after Chen posted her final video warning followers…
Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman is within striking distance of unseating Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to a campaign-commissioned poll that puts him just 4 percentage points behind the Democratic incumbent. The survey, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates for the Blakeman campaign…
Three jurors from Lindsay Clancy’s deadlocked murder trial have broken their silence to describe how a single holdout blocked a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity after the rest of the panel had already reached consensus. View this…
Derek Phillips’ family announced his death after removing him from life support following a heat-related collapse at a University of Iowa football game. The 20-year-old Hawkeye Marching Band member from Dubuque, Iowa, suffered sudden cardiac arrest in extreme heat during…
Phil Dunster has broken his silence on his surprise return to “Ted Lasso.” The actor, 34, who played cocky striker Jamie Tartt in the show’s first three seasons, resurfaced in Season 4’s sixth episode, which dropped Wednesday on Apple TV.…
Richard Drew has spoken about the instinctive moment he captured the September 11 photograph known as “Falling Man,” revealing he did not even see the image clearly until he returned to his office. Drew, 77, who has spent 51 years…
President Donald Trump revived a disputed 9/11 account during a Medal of Freedom ceremony, prompting fresh pushback from a first responder who said he never saw Trump at Ground Zero. The remarks came Tuesday on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.,…
Vanessa Phillips confronted an alleged scammer aboard a Caribbean cruise after paying him nearly $1,100 for a trip he never booked her on. Phillips, a Louisiana woman, had connected with Armonte Domious Wilson after meeting him on a cruise in…
Federal investigators revealed Tuesday that critical braking systems failed to activate during a deadly cargo jet crash at Miami International Airport that killed five people. The National Transportation Safety Board said data from the downed aircraft shows that while wheel…
A former Buckingham Palace aide has declared that Prince Harry has no route back to working royal status regardless of what happens to his marriage. Dickie Arbiter, 84, who spent years inside the royal household and has just published a…
A martial arts instructor who subdued an aggressive stranger on a San Francisco beach said the man “just ran into the wrong person.” James Hidalgo, a former United States Marine, was walking his dog, Argis, at Crissy Field on Tuesday…
The NYPD’s hate crimes unit is asking the public to help identify a man who attacked a Jewish victim in lower Manhattan and knocked his yarmulke to the ground. The unprovoked assault happened around 1 p.m. On May 5 near…
Sandra Bennett dissolved into tears on live television as colleagues ambushed her with a surprise 20th anniversary celebration on QVC. Alberti Popaj, 47, and Meghan Murray crept onto the set over the weekend while Bennett, 56, was mid-broadcast, completely unaware…
Giada De Laurentiis is facing down a painful toe injury just days before her “Dancing With the Stars” debut. The celebrity chef, 56, revealed the gnarly setback in an Instagram video Tuesday, showing fans a close-up of her visibly bruised…
Dianna Russini is plotting her return to NFL coverage this season on her own terms and her own timeline. The former Athletic journalist, 43, plans to address her relationship scandal with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, 51, only…
Global test scores have crashed to their lowest level in two decades, with the official who oversees the exam tying the collapse directly to students’ deepening dependence on artificial intelligence and social media. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment…